Zakir Hossain v. Anjuman Ara Khatoon

15.03.2024 Court No. 19 Item no.14 CP C.O. 773 of 2024 Zakir Hossain Vs.

Anjuman Ara Khatoon Mr. Syed Shamsul Arefin ......for the petitioner.

The petitioner prays for expeditious disposal of the Matrimonial Suit No. 2 of 2017 along with an interlocutory application, which is pending before the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division) Lalbagh, Murshidabad.

It is submitted that the opposite party has not prayed for any maintenance.

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. Hence, there is no requirement for service of prior notice upon the opposite party.

The revisional application is disposed of with a direction upon the learned court to dispose of the application within a month from the next date fixed. Thereafter, the suit shall proceed and be disposed of within a year. Adequate opportunity shall be granted to the parties to contest the same.

This court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the application and the suit. The learned court shall proceed independently and in accordance with law.

A copy of the revisional application along with a server copy of this order be served upon the opposite party and/or the learned advocate contesting the matter on behalf of the opposite party in the learned court below, within a week.

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.)