The Delhi High Court granted an exemption under Section 144 CrPC allowing time for the respondent to decide a maintenance application. The court directed the respondent to consider the application within six weeks and disposed of the writ petition.
Exemption allowed; direction to pass order on maintenance application within six weeks.
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DEEPTI AWASTHI ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Karan Luthra, Advocate with petitioner in person.
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Amit Gupta, SPC with Ms. Geetanjali Tyagi, GP
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE
O R D E R % 10.04.2024
CM APPL. 21552/2024 &CM APPL. 21607/2024
Exemption allowed subject to all just exceptions.
Applications are disposed of.
W.P.(C) 5261/2024
“In view of the above facts and circumstances, it is most humbly prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to:
(a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other Writ, Order or Direction of like nature directing the Respondents to take a decision on the Application for grant of maintenance dated 03.03.2022 filed by the Petitioner in a timebound manner, preferably within a period of 2 weeks;
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(b) Pass any such further Order(s) that this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case.”
V. KAMESWAR RAO, J
SAURABH BANERJEE, J
APRIL 10, 2024/So
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondents should be directed to decide on the pending maintenance application filed by the petitioner.
DEEPTI AWASTHI
UNION OF INDIA
V. KAMESWAR RAO
SAURABH BANERJEE
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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