Sweti Agrawal v. Shyam Agrawal
Case brief
What is this about?
Article 227 expedite petition; direction for time-bound disposal of divorce petition pending before Family Court, Bareilly; six-month outer/preferred timeline from production of order copy; Section 9 Family Courts Act, 1984; compliance with prescribed procedure; priority among previously expedited proceedings; petitioner Sweti (Swati) Agrawal; respondent Shyam Agrawal; counsel Dilip Singh; decided 14.12.2020 by Justice Ajit Kumar; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the court below (Family Court, Bareilly) to decide the petitioner's divorce petition expeditiously, preferably within six months from the date of production of a copy of the order, keeping in mind Section 9 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 and religiously complying with the prescribed procedure. ¶10