Disposed

Ishani Ghosh v. Soumajoy Majumdar

Calcutta HC15 Dec 2023FMA/798/2023

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What is this about?

The High Court permitted the father to attend the minor child's birthday ceremony on a school day where the mother had arranged a program. The court directed the mother to welcome the father and not restrict his access. Existing visitation applications were disposed of by making the previous order absolute.

What did the court decide?

Permitted the father to attend the child's birthday ceremony on the arranged date; disposed of interim applications by making prior visitation absolute.

Ishani Ghosh Vs Soumajoy Majumdar — Child Custody and Guardianship | Calcutta HC (2023)

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AD-08&09 Ct No.16 04.03.2025 TN

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FMAT 277 of 2023 IA No: CAN 1 of 2023 CAN 2 of 2024 CAN 3 of 2024

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Soumajoy Majumdar Vs.

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Smt. Ishani Ghosh

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With

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FMA 798 of 2023 IA No: CAN 1 of 2023

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Ishani Ghosh Vs.

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Soumajoy Majumdar

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Mr. Supriyo Chattopadhyay, Ms. Debosri Chatterjee

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….for the appellant

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Mr. Sourav Sen, Ms. Adrisnata Chakraborty

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….for the respondent/wife

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All the applications are taken up for hearing.

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The matters arise out of a dispute regarding custody of a minor child who is residing with the mother Smt. Ishani Ghosh.

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Learned counsel for the father Soumajoy Majumdar submits that the coming 7th of this month is the birthday of the child and the father wants to have the child exclusively for a few hours on the said date.

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Learned counsel for the mother submits that the same is a school day for the child and a small programme

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has been arranged in the evening to celebrate the birthday of the child in the house of the mother.

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Accordingly, we permit the father Soumajoy Majumdar to attend such birthday ceremony of the minor daughter of the parties at the place of the mother.

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In the event the father so visits, he will be welcomed in all manner and his access to the child would not be restricted in any manner by any action of the mother or her family members.

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CAN 1 of 2023, CAN 2 of 2024 and CAN 3 of 2024 in connection with FMAT 277 of 2023 as well as CAN 1 of 2023 in respect of FMA 798 of 2023 are disposed of by making the arrangement of visitation, as already granted previously by the order dated January 20, 2025, absolute till disposal of the appeals.

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There will be no order as to costs.

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The appellant in FMAT 277 of 2023 shall prepare and file the requisite number of composite informal paper books in respect of both the appeals without comparing with the records and serve an advance copy of the same on the learned Advocate for the respondent in FMAT 277 of 2023.

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The appellant in FMAT 277 of 2023 shall deposit special messenger costs within a week from date, upon which the trial court records shall be called for by special messenger.

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Liberty to the parties to mention the appeals for inclusion in the list to be heard analogously as and when the appeals are ready for hearing.

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(Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J.)

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(Uday Kumar, J.)

Ishani Ghosh v. Soumajoy Majumdar

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