S T Karthik v. Sujatha S Eeleger
Case brief
What is this about?
NC: 2025:KHC-D:411; RPFC No. 100015 of 2023; High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench; Justice E.S. Indiresh; decided 10.01.2025. Petitioner S. T. Karthik (adv. G. N. Narasammanavar) vs respondent Sujatha S. Eeleger (adv. Girish S. Hiremath). Review petition under Section 19(4) of the Family Court Act seeking to set aside Crl.Misc. No. 185/2019 order dated 15.03.2021 of Principal Family Court, Gadag. Dismissed for the petitioner's non-compliance with the conditional order dated 02.03.2023 requiring deposit of Rs. 45,000/- before the Court; filing delayed by 263 days; hand summons permitted before executing Court. Keywords: non-compliance with conditional order; deposit default; dismissal of review petition; Family Court Act Section 19(4); executing Court; delay in filing.
What did the court decide?
In view of the petitioner's non-compliance with the order dated 02.03.2023 (which required deposit of Rs. 45,000/- as a condition for issuance of notice) until the date of the order, the Court opined that the petition was liable to be dismissed, as the petitioner had not obeyed the order for nearly two years.