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Smt. Rani Gupta (Rani Gosai After Marriage) v. Damodar Gosai Alias Sonu Gosai

Chhattisgarh HC1 Mar 2026MCC/217/2026

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Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; MCC No. 217 of 2026; office reference; Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi; order dated 02/03/2026; extension of time granted (further 4 months) to Family Court Korba to decide Civil Suit No.151A/2025 (Damodar Gosai Vs. Smt. Rani Gupta); compliance order dated 11.09.2025 in TPC No.128/2025 (Smt. Rani Gupta Vs. Damodar Gosai); plaintiff evidence incomplete despite at least five sittings per PUD dated 06.02.2026; caution against lenient adjournments; penalty/cost may be imposed on parties; MCC disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Prayer for extension of time allowed: a further 4 months from receipt/communication of this order granted to the Family Court, Korba to decide Civil Suit No.151A/2025; Registry to send copy of the order to the concerned Court forthwith. ¶23

Smt. Rani Gupta (Rani Gosai After Marriage) Vs Damodar Gosai Alias Sonu Gosai — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the prayer made via office reference by the Judge, Family Court Korba (request letter dated 06.02.2026) for extension of time to decide Civil Suit No.151A/2025 (Damodar Gosai Vs. Smt. Rani Gupta) should be allowed.

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Court's answer

Considering the PUD dated 06.02.2026, the prayer for extension of time is allowed and further time of 4 months from the date of receipt/communication of this order is granted to decide the said case (Civil Suit No.151A/2025).

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Key takeaways

The concerned learned Family Court is expected not to take a lenient approach in granting continuous opportunity to the parties to adduce evidence; if leniency found on the part of the parties in court proceedings, appropriate penalty/cost may be imposed and the matter proceeded with in accordance with law.obiter¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

MCC No. 217 of 2026 (office reference), High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J., order dated 02/03/2026. Acting on the Registry's office note transmitting the Judge, Family Court Korba's request letter dated 06.02.2026, the Court allowed the prayer for extension of time and granted a further 4 months from receipt/communication of the order to conclude Civil Suit No.151A/2025 (Damodar Gosai Vs. Smt. Rani Gupta), in compliance of the High Court's compliance order dated 11.09.2025 in TPC No.128/2025 (Smt. Rani Gupta Vs. Damodar Gosai), which had directed conclusion preferably within 4 months. Observing from the PUD dated 06.02.2026 that plaintiff evidence remained incomplete despite the case having been fixed for plaintiff evidence at least five times, the Court expressed disapproval of such delay, expected the Family Court not to take a lenient approach in granting continuous opportunity to adduce evidence, and indicated that appropriate penalty/cost may be imposed on parties showing leniency, proceeding otherwise in accordance with law. The MCC stood disposed of, with directions to the Registry to send a copy of the order to the concerned Court forthwith.

2026:CGHC:10656

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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MCC No. 217 of 2026

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Digitally signed by AJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI DN: cn=AJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI, ou=HIGH COURT, o=HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, st=Chhattisgarh, c=IN Date: 2026.03.03 10:26:27 +0530

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Smt. Rani Gupta (Rani Gosai After Marriage) W/o Shri Damodar Gosai Aged About 22 Years Permanent Address- Bajrang Tekri, Post Tata Nagar, P.S. Bagbera Purvi, District Singhbhum, Jharkhand, Currently Residing At Ward No. 02, Tulsi Nagar, Tahsil And District Korba, Chhattisgarh (Address Incorrectly Mentioned In The Cause Title Before Learned Family Court, Bilaspur In C.S. No. 167 A /25)

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Versus

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Damodar Gosai Alias Sonu Gosai S/o Shri Gurusharan Gosai Aged About 27 Years R/o Makan No. 2641, Ward 07, Sai Mandir, Radha Swami, Tifra, Industrial Estate, Thana Sirgitti, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

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... Respondent.

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(cause title downloaded from CIS Periphery)

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For Petitioner	: None.
For Respondent	: None.

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(Hon’ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi)

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Order on Board

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02/03/2026

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This is an office reference.

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Perused the office note filed by the Registry. Learned Judge, Family Court Korba, District Korba has sent request letter dated 06.02.2026 seeking extension of time to decide Civil Suit No.151A/2025 (Damodar

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Gosai Vs. Smt. Rani Gupta) in compliance order dated 11.09.2025 passed in TPC No.128/2025 (Smt. Rani Gupta Vs. Damodar Gosai), whereby, this Court has directed the concerned Court to conclude the case preferably within a period of 4 months.

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A bare perusal of PUD letter dated 06.02.2026 would show that case has been fixed for plaintiff evidence for at least 5 times, despite that plaintiff evidence has not been completed, which cannot be appreciated. Therefore, it is expected from the concerned learned Family Court that it shall not take lenient approach in granting continuous opportunity to the parties to adduce the evidence, rather if leniency found on the part of the parties in court proceedings, then it may imposed appropriate penalty/cost and proceed in the matter in accordance with law.

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With the aforesaid observation and considering the PUD dated 06.02.2026, prayer for extension of time is allowed. Further time of 4 months’ from the date of receipt/communication of this order is granted to decide the said case.

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Registry shall send copy of this order to the concerned Court forthwith.

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Accordingly, the MCC stands disposed of.

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Sd/-

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(Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Judge

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Smt. Rani Gupta (Rani Gosai After Marriage) v. Damodar Gosai Alias Sonu Gosai

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