Shraddha Varun Shinde v. Varun Milind Shinde
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim mediation referral in inter-spousal disputes before Bombay High Court; wife: enhancement of daughter's maintenance, challenge to access order, challenge to rejection of amendment of DV Application; husband through POA holder Milind N. Shinde: challenge to daughter's maintenance order; joint request for settlement; mediator Smt. Seema Sarnaik, Senior Counsel; report in six weeks; copies of petitions to mediator; mediator to fix terms and expenses; listed 'for direction' 19.08.2025; WP 9045 of 2025; WP 13299 of 2024; WP 53 of 2025; Criminal WP 232 of 2025; Manjusha Deshpande, J.; no merits decided; no monetary figure stated.
What did the court decide?
No adjudication on merits. All four petitions were referred to mediation by Smt. Seema Sarnaik, learned Senior Counsel, who is to submit a report to the Court within six weeks; the parties are to submit copies of the petitions to the Mediator; the Mediator may fix the terms of mediation and the expenses to be borne by the parties; the petitions are listed under the caption 'for direction' on 19.08.2025.