Vishal Sharad Nikam v. Pooja Vishal Nikam

by SHAGUFTA QUTBUDDIN PATHAN Date:

2025.10.17 13:53:42 +0530 SHAGUFTA QUTBUDDIN PATHAN

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.9119 OF 2025 (For Custody of Minor Daughter) IN FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO.62 OF 2025 Dr. Vishal Sharad Nikam ... Applicant

IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :

Dr. Vishal Sharad Nikam ... Appellant

Versus

Dr. Pooja Vishal Nikam ... Respondent Mr. Rohit D. Joshi a/w Mr. Vedant Tiwari for the Applicant/ Appellant Mr. Sanjay Bhojwani (through VC) a/w Ms. Mainak Adhikary for the Respondent CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.

THURSDAY, 16 th OCTOBER 2025 P.C :

At the outset, learned counsel for the applicant seeks leave to amend the application. Leave granted. Amendment to be carried out forthwith.

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Learned counsel for the applicant only presses prayer clause b1, which reads thus :

"b1.

The Applicant be permitted to have access of Minor daughter on 17/10/2025 and on 18/10/2025 in order to celebrate Grihpravesh Pooja scheduled on 18/10/2025 at Nashik".

Insofar as the other prayers are concerned, learned counsel for the applicant, at this stage, does not press the said reliefs and seeks liberty to renew his prayers as and when occasion arises.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that a Grihpravesh ceremony is scheduled on Saturday, 18th October 2025, at Nashik and that the said Pooja is to be performed by the applicant's minor daughter, Vaidehi. He, therefore, prays that the respondent be directed to bring the daughter to Nashik on Friday evening, i.e., 17th October 2025, so as to enable her to attend the ceremony.

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He further submits that the applicant will make all necessary arrangements for the stay of the respondent and the minor daughter in a hotel at Nashik, from Friday, 17th October 2025, till Sunday, 19th October 2025, and will also provide a vehicle for their travel from Pune to Nashik on 17th October 2025 and for the return journey from Nashik to Pune on 19th October 2025. Statement accepted.

The respondent, who is present in Court, states that she has no objection to travelling to Nashik on Friday evening with her daughter and returning to Pune on Sunday morning. She further states that she will hand over the custody of Vaidehi to the applicant on Saturday, 18th October 2025 at 10:00 a.m., and that the applicant shall return the child to her by 8:00 p.m. on the same day, after completion of the Pooja.

The respondent, who is present in Court, assures that she will abide by the order passed today. It is made clear that in 3/4

case of non-compliance of the order by the respondent, appropriate steps shall be taken in accordance with law. Needless to state that the arrangement made by the Family Court to continue until further orders. Application is allowed and disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

All concerned to act on the authenticated copy of this order.

SANDESH D. PATIL, J.

REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.

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