Shraddha Varun Shinde v. Varun Milind Shinde and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Shraddha Varun Shinde v. Varun Milind Shinde — Bombay HC interim order dated 08-07-2025 (Manjusha Deshpande, J.) on four clubbed writ petitions: W.P. 9045/2025 (Wife: enhancement of daughter's maintenance), W.P. 53/2025 (Wife: access order challenged), Crl. W.P. 232/2025 (Wife: rejection of amendment to DV Application challenged), and W.P. 13299/2024 (Husband through POA holder Milind N. Shinde: maintenance order for daughter challenged). On unanimous counsel request, all matters referred to mediation by learned Senior Counsel Smt. Seema Sarnaik; report due within six weeks; mediator to fix terms and expenses; next listing 19.08.2025 under caption 'for direction'. Keywords: mediation, maintenance, daughter, enhancement, access order, DV Application amendment, interim order.
What did the court decide?
Interim, non-merits direction: all four petitions referred to mediation by learned Senior Counsel Smt. Seema Sarnaik, to report to the Court within six weeks; the Mediator is at liberty to fix the terms of mediation and the expenses to be borne by the parties; copies of the petitions to be submitted by the parties to the Mediator; petitions listed under the caption 'for direction' on 19.08.2025. None of the underlying disputes (enhancement of daughter's maintenance, access order, rejection of amendment to DV Application, maintenance order for daughter) was decided.