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Lalit Kumar v. Smt. Ritu Verma

Allahabad HC5 Mar 2025A227/1918/2025

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Allahabad High Court, Matters Under Article 227 No. 1918 of 2025 (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:31622), decided 5.3.2025 by Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J. Petitioner Lalit Kumar (Counsel: Pradeep Chauhan) v. Respondent Smt. Ritu Verma. Keywords: expeditious disposal of divorce petition; Section 21-B Hindu Marriage Act 1955 (six-month trial timeline, day-to-day trial); Section 13 Hindu Marriage Act; Family Court Agra; no separate direction needed where statute prescribes timeline; writ petition disposed of.

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Writ petition disposed of with a direction to the Principal Judge, Family Court, Agra to proceed in accordance with Section 21B of the Act of 1955; no separate stipulated-period direction was issued. ¶17

Lalit Kumar vs Smt. Ritu Verma — Matrimonial and Divorce | Allahabad HC (2025)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:31622

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Court No. - 9

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Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 1918 of 2025

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Petitioner :- Lalit Kumar Respondent :- Smt. Ritu Verma Counsel for Petitioner :- Pradeep Chauhan

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Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.

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This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:

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"(a) Issue an order or direction directing the learned trial court (the Principal Judge, Family Court, Agra) to make disposal of the case No. 589/2024(old case No. 813/2018 District Kanpur Nagar), Lalit Kumar versus Ritu Verma, under section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act), expeditiously within a stipulated period."

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It is contended by counsel for the petitioner that divorce petition is pending consideration since 2024.

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Section 21-B of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as "Act of 1955") provides as under :

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"21-B. Special provision relating to trial and disposal of petitions under the Act.?

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(1) The trial of a petition under this Act shall, so far as is practicable consistently with the interests of justice in respect of the trial, be continued from day to day until its conclusion unless the court finds the adjournment of the trial beyond the following day to be necessary for reasons to be recorded.

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(2) Every petition under this Act shall be tried as expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made to conclude the trial within six months from the date of service of notice of the petition on the respondent.

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(3) Every appeal under this Act shall be heard as expeditiously as possible, and endeavour shall be made to conclude the hearing within three months from the date of service of notice of appeal on the respondent."

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As the Act of 1955 itself provides for deciding the divorce petition

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within fixed period of time, there is no need for issuing a separate direction to the Court concerned.

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The Principal Judge, Family Court, Agra to proceed in accordance with Section 21B of Act of 1955.

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Writ petition stands disposed of.

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Order Date :- 5.3.2025 SK Goswami

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Digitally signed by :- SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Lalit Kumar v. Smt. Ritu Verma

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