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Nilima Kumari v. Sandeep Rao

Bombay HC14 Jun 2024WP/6528/2024

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What is this about?

Wife challenged a Family Court order granting the husband summer vacation access to their minor daughter, given unpaid interim maintenance and apprehension the child may not be returned. The High Court stayed execution of the impugned order till the next hearing and allowed the parties to approach the Vacation Court.

What did the court decide?

Execution of the impugned Family Court order dated 26 April 2024 stayed till next date; liberty to approach the Vacation Court.

Nilima Kumari vs Sandeep Rao — Child Custody and Guardianship | Bombay HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

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Digitally signed by KANCHAN KANCHAN VINOD VINOD MAYEKAR MAYEKAR Date: 2024.05.08 10:44:09 +0530

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CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO. 6528 OF 2024

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Nilima Kumari ….. Petitioner

VERSUS

Sandeep Rao

….. Respondent

Ms.Anuradha Dixit i/b. Mr.Ruben Fernandes for the Petitioner.

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Mr. Hrishikesh A. i/b. Mr.Santosh Chodankar for the Respondent.

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CORAM: RAJESH S. PATIL, J.

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DATE : 7 MAY, 2024

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P.C. :-

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This writ petition is filed by the wife challenging an order

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dated 26 April, 2024 passed by the Family Court, Mumbai.

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By the impugned order, the Family Court had partly allowed the application Ex. 41. The Court had further directed

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the wife to give 50% summer vacation access of the minor daughter to the respondent from 1 May, 2024 till 20 May, 2024.

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In paragraph (19) of the impugned order, the Court has

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come to a finding that there is every possibility that the husband if granted summer vacation, access of the minor daughter and is permitted to take her to Hyderabad, then he may not return back as apprehended by the wife, on account of the husband’s previous conduct and behaviour.

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It is the case of the petitioner wife that there is an interim maintenance order passed by the Civil Judge, Junior Division (FTC), Gautam Buddh Nagar dated 20 March, 2022. As per the said order, the husband is directed to pay a sum of Rs.15,000/per month for the expenses and maintenance of the daughter. As of today, nothing has been paid by the husband.

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Mr. Hrishikesh A., learned counsel appearing for the respondent submits that the order passed by the Civil Judge, Junior Division (FTC), Gautam Buddh Nagar is under challenge by way of a review. He submits that his client is at present jobless.

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I have heard learned counsel for both the sides and also

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sought response from the respondent husband’s counsel whether his client is at all ready to deposit without prejudice some amount by way of maintenance towards his daughter. The counsel appearing for the respondent husband submits that except a sum of Rs.50,000/-, his client is not ready to deposit any more amount towards interim maintenance.

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Having considered the documents on record and the impugned order more specifically paragraph no.19, as of now, I am satisfied that the execution of the impugned order dated 26 April, 2024, passed by the Family Court, Mumbai requires to be stayed till the next date of the hearing.

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In case, there is any change in the circumstances, the parties are permitted to approach the Vacation Court.

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Stand over to 14 June, 2024 .

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[RAJESH S. PATIL, J.]

Nilima Kumari v. Sandeep Rao

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