Sri Balaraj v. Smt Lakshmidevi
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru (Lalitha Kanneganti, J., 16 July 2025), WP No. 14593 of 2025 (GM-FC): petition under Articles 226/227 for mandamus to expedite disposal of guardianship and custody case G&WC.No.60/2024 before the I Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru, alleging respondent non-cooperation; held that no direction to dispose of a 2024 G&WC matter can be given and the remedy for non-appearance of the respondent is an appropriate application before the Family Court; writ petition dismissed, I.A.s closed. Keywords: mandamus, speedy disposal, Family Court, G&WC, Articles 226-227, dismissal.
What did the court decide?
No direction can be issued to the Family Court to dispose of a G&WC petition of the year 2024; on this basis the Court found no merits in the petition. ¶31