Ms Sonia Khurana Vs Shri Pradeep Khurana — Matrimonial and Divorce | Delhi HC (2026)

Ms Sonia Khurana Vs Shri Pradeep Khurana — Matrimonial and Divorce | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Impugned Order dated 16.02.2026 set aside, without going into the merits; matter remanded to the learned Family Court to hear the application afresh and pass an appropriate order expeditiously after hearing both parties, in accordance with the law; parties to appear before the learned Family Court on 27.03.2026; appellant permitted to file a reply before the learned Family Court in the meanwhile. Ancillary application CM APPL. 15468/2026 allowed subject to all just exceptions and disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned Order dated 16.02.2026 of the learned Family Court, stated to have been passed ex parte without granting the appellant any opportunity of hearing, should be set aside so that the application may be heard afresh.

Court's answer

As the impugned order was passed ex parte without granting the appellant an opportunity of hearing, a fact not disputed by learned Counsel for the respondent, the Court, without going into the merits of the case, set aside the impugned order.

Ratio / Principle

The matter was remanded to the learned Family Court, which shall hear the application afresh and pass an appropriate order expeditiously after hearing both parties, in accordance with the law.

Key takeaways

CM APPL. 15468/2026, seeking exemption from filing certified/typed margin copies, was allowed subject to all just exceptions.ratio¶10
The exemption application (CM APPL. 15468/2026) was accordingly disposed of.ratio¶11
The parties were directed to appear before the learned Family Court on 27.03.2026.ratio¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

MATRIMONIAL APPEAL (FAMILY COURTS) — HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI — DIVISION BENCH (VIVEK CHAUDHARY & RENU BHATNAGAR, JJ.) — ORDER DATED 13.03.2026 — Sonia Khurana v. Pradeep Khurana (MAT.APP.(F.C.) 82/2026): Learned Counsel for the appellant submitted, and Learned Counsel for the respondent did not dispute, that the Family Court's impugned Order dated 16.02.2026 had been passed ex parte without granting the appellant any opportunity of hearing. Without going into the merits of the case, the Court set aside the impugned order and remanded the matter to the learned Family Court to hear the application afresh and pass an appropriate order expeditiously after hearing both parties, in accordance with the law. Parties were directed to appear before the learned Family Court on 27.03.2026, and the appellant was permitted to file a reply in the meanwhile. Ancillary application CM APPL. 15468/2026 seeking exemption from filing certified/typed margin copies was allowed subject to all just exceptions and disposed of. No statute or precedent is cited in the order.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- MAT.APP.(F.C.) 82/2026 & CM APPL. 15469/2026 MS SONIA KHURANA .....Appellant

Through: Mr. Prabhjit Jauhar & Ms. Rosemary Raju, Advs.

versus

SHRI PRADEEP KHURANA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, Mr.Siddhartha Goswami, Mr. Pradeep Khurana, Advs. with Respondent in person.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK CHAUDHARY HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR

O R D E R % 13.03.2026

CM APPL. 15468/2026 ( seeking exemption from filing certified/typed margin copies)

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

Accordingly, the present application is disposed of.

CM APPL. 15469/2026 ( seeking stay of the Order dated 16.02.2026)

Learned Counsel for the appellant submits that the impugned order was

passed ex parte, without granting any opportunity of hearing to the appellant. 4. Learned Counsel for the respondent does not dispute the said fact.

In view thereof, without going into the merits of the case, the impugned order is set aside.

The matter is remanded back to the learned Family Court.

The learned Family Court shall hear the application afresh and pass an appropriate order expeditiously after hearing both the parties, in accordance with the law.

This is a digitally signed order.

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Let the parties appear before the learned Family Court on 27.03.2026. 9. In the meanwhile, the appellant may also file a reply before the learned Family Court.

VIVEK CHAUDHARY, J

RENU BHATNAGAR, J

MARCH 13, 2026 /pk/ht

This is a digitally signed order.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/03/2026 at 15:45:01