Arunangshu Saha v. Antara Saha Santra

D/L Item No. 232 21.07.2025 KOLE CO 318 of 2025 Arunangshu Saha -Vs.- Antara Saha (Santra) Mr. Anindya Sundar Das, Mr. Shounak Ghosh, Mr. Syed Ali Afzal, Mr. Paramita Mondal, ... for the petitioner.

This application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is at the instance of the husband praying for a direction upon the learned Additional District Judge, 4th Court at Barasat, North 24 Parganas to dispose of the Matrimonial Suit No. 1307 of 2021 expeditiously.

Learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the application for alimony pendente lite being Misc Case No. 111 of 2023 has been disposed of. The petitioner has challenged the order passed in the Misc. Case by filing an application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. He submits that the hearing of the matrimonial suit be expedited. In view of the orders sought and proposed to be passed, there is no necessity to serve a notice upon the opposite party. However, learned Advocate on record for the petitioner shall be obliged to serve a copy of this application along with an order to the opposite parties/learned Advocate representing the opposite parties before the learned Trial Court. Learned Advocate for the petitioner, however, submits that the matter was sent to mediation and the mediation has also failed.

In the light of the submissions of learned Advocate for the petitioner, CO No. 318 of 2025 is disposed of by requesting the learned Additional District Judge, 4th Court at Barasat, North 24 Parganas to make an endavour to dispose of the Matrimonial Suit No. 1307 of 2021 as expeditiously as possible without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties, provided the husband/petitioner is not in default in payment of alimony and maintenance.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order be supplied to the parties, if applied for, as early as possible. (Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.)