Sachin Singhal v. Sonali Singhal
Case brief
What is this about?
Article 227 supervisory writ; expedition of matrimonial proceedings; Family Court delay in divorce trial; cruelty and desertion as grounds; written statement not filed; nine-year pendency; time-bound adjudication direction of one year; counsel cooperation requested; digitally signed short-form order; Delhi High Court; Justice Ravinder Dudeja; CM(M) 338/2025; CM APPL. 9833/2025 exemption allowed.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the learned Family Court to make best possible endeavour to decide the pending divorce petition as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of one year; learned counsels of parties requested to co-operate and render due assistance. Exemption application CM APPL. 9833/2025 allowed subject to all just exceptions. ¶16