Ashok Kumar Rathee v. State Of Haryana And ANR

CWP No.443 of 2020 [1]

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 443 of 2020 Date of Decision: January 09 , 2020.

Ashok Kumar Rathee ...... PETITIONER (s)

Versus

State of Haryana and another ...... RESPONDENT (s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE LISA GILL

Present:

Mr. Sandeep S.Majithia, Advocate for the petitioner.

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1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

2. To be referred to the reporters or not?

3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest? ***** LISA GILL, J.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that an appeal was preferred by the petitioner impugning 01.12.2015 passed by the learned Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Panipat whereby the present petitioner was directed to pay a sum of `5,000/- per month to his respondent-wife in the petition under Section 18 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 filed by her. It is submitted that an application for interim relief was filed alongwith this appeal on 07.01.2016 itself, however, the same has not been decided till date. It is submitted that the petitioner's appeal shall be rendered OMKAR SINGH 2020.01.14 14:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court, Chandigarh

CWP No.443 of 2020 [2] infructuous in case his application for interim relief is not decided. It is informed that the matter is listed before the learned First Appellate Court on 14.01.2020. Keeping in view the limited prayer, facts and circumstances of the case, it is considered appropriate to dispose of this petition without issuance of notice to the respondents in order to obviate any delay and to avoid the burden of unnecessary litigation expenses upon respondent-wife. I am sanguine that in case the matter is brought to the notice of the learned First Appellate Court and appropriate request is addressed in this regard, the same shall, needless to say, be looked into and the application for interim relief, stated to be filed alongwith the appeal shall be decided expeditiously, by the learned First Appellate Court. Petition is accordingly disposed of.

It is clarified that there is no expression of an opinion on the merits of the controversy.

( LISA GILL ) January 09 , 2020.

JUDGE 'om'

Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No OMKAR SINGH 2020.01.14 14:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court, Chandigarh