Gaurav Ravi Wankhede v. Meeta Mohanty

Item No.14 23.04.2024 Court. No. 19 GB C.O. 679 of 2024 Gaurav Ravi Wankhede Vs.

Meeta Mohanty Mr. Subhajit Mukherjee, Mr. Shamsher Ansari ... for the Petitioner.

Mr. Tanmay Chowdhury, Mr. Ritobrata Ghosh ... for the Opposite Party.

By this application, the petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of Matrimonial Suit No.89 of 2016, which is pending before the learned Additional District Judge, 5th Court at Alipore.

It appears that an application for maintenance pendente lite is also pending being Misc. Case No.447 of 2023.

Considering the submissions, this Court is of the view that the prayer of the petitioner is innocuous. Neither party stands to lose if a proceeding is disposed of expeditiously. In fact, such expeditious disposal shall enure to the benefit of the parties.

Under such circumstances, the revisional application is disposed of with a direction upon the learned court to dispose of the misc. case within a period of four months from the next date fixed. Thereafter, the learned court shall make a sincere endeavour to dispose of the suit within a year, provided the husband pays the maintenance, if allowed by the court, in accordance with law. In case of default in payment or non-

payment, the suit shall not proceed. Adequate opportunity shall be given to the parties to contest the same. This court has neither expressed any opinion on the merits of the misc. case nor on the merits of the suit. The learned court shall proceed independently and in accordance with law.

The revisional application is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

Parties are to act on the server copy of this order. (Shampa Sarkar, J.)