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Avijit Mallick v. Ananya Nandi (Mallick)

Calcutta HC8 Sept 2025CO/2723/2024

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What is this about?

C.O. 2723 of 2024; Avijit Mallick v. Smt. Ananya Nandi (Mallick); Article 227 of the Constitution of India; direction for expeditious disposal; learned District Judge, Hooghly; Act-VIII Case No. 31 of 2020; pending since 2020; father of a minor son; hearing fixed September 20, 2025; no unnecessary adjournments; notice upon opposite parties dispensed with; no order as to costs; urgent certified copy; Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.; order dated 08/09/2025.

What did the court decide?

Application disposed of by requesting the learned District Judge, Hooghly to dispose of Act-VIII Case No. 31 of 2020 as expeditiously as possible without unnecessary adjournments to either party; no order as to costs; urgent photostat certified copy to be supplied upon compliance with all requisite formalities. ¶14

Avijit Mallick Vs Ananya Nandi (Mallick) — Writ and Judicial Review | Calcutta HC (2025)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the learned District Judge, Hooghly should be directed to dispose of Act-VIII Case No. 31 of 2020 expeditiously.

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Court's answer

In view of the order sought and proposed to be passed, the Court found no necessity to direct issuance of any notice upon the opposite parties; the petitioner's advocate is obliged to forward a copy of the application along with this order to the opposite parties or their advocates before the learned District Judge.

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Ratio / Principle

CO 2723 of 2024 stands disposed of.

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Key takeaways

The learned District Judge, Hooghly was requested to make an endeavour to dispose of Act-VIII Case No. 31 of 2020 as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties.ratio¶14

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

C.O. 2723 of 2024 | Avijit Mallick v. Smt. Ananya Nandi (Mallick) | order dated 08/09/2025 by Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J. — Article 227 application by the father of a minor son praying for a direction upon the learned District Judge, Hooghly to dispose of Act-VIII Case No. 31 of 2020 expeditiously; the proceeding is pending since 2020 and hearing was fixed for September 20, 2025. Taking up the matter on a mention citing grave urgency (no caveat lodged), the Court dispensed with notice upon the opposite parties, subject to the petitioner forwarding a copy of the application and order to them or their advocates before the learned District Judge, and disposed of the application with a request to the District Judge to make an endeavour to dispose of Act-VIII Case No. 31 of 2020 as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties. There will be no order as to costs; urgent photostat certified copy to be supplied upon compliance with requisite formalities.

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M/L- 1120 08/09/2025 Ct. No.-6 Aritra

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C.O. 2723 of 2024

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Avijit Mallick Vs.

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Smt. Ananya Nandi (Mallick)

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Ms. Subangi Bhattacharya

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.…for the petitioners

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After the entire list was called out, the learned advocate appearing for the petitioner mentions this matter citing grave urgency. Considering the prayer of the learned advocate appearing for the petitioner and also that no caveat has been lodged in this matter, this matter is taken up for hearing.

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This application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is at the instance of the father of a minor son praying for a direction upon the learned District Judge, Hooghly to dispose of the Act-VIII Case No.31 of 2020 expeditiously.

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The learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the said proceeding is pending from the year 2020.

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In view of the order sought and proposed to be passed this Court feels that there is no necessity to direct issuance of any notice upon the opposite parties. However, the learned advocate for the petitioner shall be obliged to forward a copy of this application along with this order upon the opposite parties or his learned

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advocates representing the opposite parties before the learned District Judge.

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From the order sheets appended to this application this Court finds that August 2, 2024 was fixed for hearing of the Act-VIII Case No.31 of 2020. The learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that September 20, 2025 has been fixed for hearing of the ActVIII Case No.31 of 2020.

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In the light of the submission made by the learned advocate for the petitioner, CO 2723 of 2024 stands disposed of by requesting the learned District Judge, Hooghly to make an endeavour to dispose of the Act-VIII Case No.31 of 2020 as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties.

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There will be no order as to costs.

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Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

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(Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.)

Avijit Mallick v. Ananya Nandi (Mallick)

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