Keya Makhal v. David James
Case brief
What is this about?
The court held that due to the child attaining majority and a change in circumstances (appellant's remarriage), the appeal became infructuous and was dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Appeal and applications dismissed with no order as to costs.
What the court decided
- 22-11-2021 sg
Ct. 8
FMAT 207 of 2016 With CAN 1 2016 (old CAN 2359 of 2016) With CAN 2 2016 (old CAN 2360 of 2016)
Keya Makhal Versus David James
(Through Video Conference)
Mrs. Juin Dutta Chkraborty, Adv.
…for the appellant
Mr. Debjit Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. S. Chatterjee, Adv. Mr. D. Ganguly, ADv. Ms. K. Bhattacharya, Adv.
…for the respondent
We have heard the learned Counsel for the parties.
It appears that during the pendency of this matter, the child has almost attained majority. However, the child is presently in the custody of the father. The appellant has remarried in the meantime and a child was born out of the second marriage. There has been a considerable change in the circumstances during the pendency of this appeal, which according to us, has now made this appeal infructuous.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the appeal remains maintainable given the child's attainment of majority and change in circumstances.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Keya Makhal
- respondent
David James
Coram
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Calcutta HC
- Decided on
- · November
- Registered
- Case no.
- FMAT/207/2016
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