Bharat Variha v. Smt. Draupati Variha
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh HC Bilaspur, WP227 No. 792 of 2024, decided 09/09/2024 by Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari; Bharat Variha (husband, petitioner; advocate CR Sahu) v. Smt. Draupati Variha (wife, respondent); Section 127 Cr.P.C. maintenance enhancement application (MJC Case No.531/2019, filed 01.06.2019); Family Court Raipur order dated 06.08.2024 closed opportunity to cross examine applicant wife after petitioner and counsel absent in post-lunch session despite request; High Court granted fresh opportunity to cross-examine subject to cost of Rs.3,000/- payable to wife within 21 days, cross-examination permitted within 30 days thereafter; trial Court to decide enhancement case preferably within 6 months; petition disposed of. Neutral citation: 2024:CGHC:34943.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of; petitioner granted an opportunity to cross-examine the respondent/wife subject to payment of cost of Rs.3,000/- to her within 21 days of receipt of a copy of the order (or deposit before the Family Court, to be paid by it to her), with cross examination to be permitted/completed by the trial Court within 30 days of the deposit, and the trial Court directed to decide the enhancement matter preferably within 6 months.