Minaz Mandar Kulkarni v. Mandar Mandan Kulkarni
Case brief
What is this about?
Consent-based interim order of the Bombay High Court (Kamal Khata, J.) in MCA No. 309 of 2024, Minaz Mandar Kulkarni v. Mandar Mandan Kulkarni, dated 5 August 2025, referring inter-party disputes to court-appointed Mediator S.G. Deshmukh with a four-week timeline; equal sharing of mediation costs; video-conferencing option for the Respondent on medical grounds; continuation of ad-interim relief; next listing 8 September 2025. No statutory provisions or precedent cases are discussed in the order.
What did the court decide?
Referral of the parties' disputes to mediation by Mr. S.G. Deshmukh, Advocate of this Court, to conclude preferably within four weeks of upload of the order; parties to inform the Mediator promptly without waiting for a certified copy; mediation costs, if any, to be borne equally; Mediator may permit the Respondent to appear by Video Conferencing in view of his medical condition; matter listed on 8 September 2025 with ad-interim relief, if any, continuing until the next date.