Sri Sujit De v. Smt. Priyanka De(Nee Kundu)
Case brief
What is this about?
CO 96 of 2024; revisional application disposed; expeditious disposal; expedite pending matrimonial suit; Matrimonial Suit No.325 of 2020; District Judge Hooghly; suit at evidence stage; maintenance pendente lite paid regularly; arrears; six months from next date fixed; no unnecessary adjournments; adequate opportunity to wife/opposite party to contest; suit halted if maintenance pendente lite unpaid; proceed strictly in accordance with law and independently; merits not examined; prayer innocuous and reasonable; serve copy on opposite party; act on server copy; Shampa Sarkar, J.; February 13, 2024; Court No.19; Sl. No.38.
What did the court decide?
Revisional application disposed of with a direction upon the learned court below to endeavour to dispose of Matrimonial Suit No.325 of 2020 within six months from the next date fixed, without unnecessary adjournments and upon granting adequate opportunity to the opposite party/wife to contest the proceedings, conditional on the husband continuing to pay maintenance pendente lite regularly (failing which the suit shall not proceed); petitioner directed to serve a copy of the revisional application along with the server copy of the order upon the opposite party; all parties directed to act on the basis of the server copy of the order.