Dr Mohanreddy R v. K Triveni
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC (Bengaluru), WP No. 9408 of 2025 (GM-FC), Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur, decided 03.04.2025. Mandamus for time-bound disposal of Family Court case M.C.No.3729/2023 (restitution of conjugal rights under Section 9, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955); Section 21B(2) HMA six-month trial guideline invoked; three-month outer limit fixed; costs permissible for unnecessary adjournments; no opinion on merits; notice to respondent-wife dispensed. Keywords: expeditious disposal, Section 21B, Family Court delay, Article 227, GM-FC, restitution of conjugal rights.
What did the court decide?
Direction (mandamus) to the II Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru to dispose of M.C.No.3729/2023 expeditiously within an outer limit of three months from receipt of a copy of the order, providing reasonable opportunity to both parties in keeping with the intent of Section 21B of the Act; liberty to the Family Court to impose costs on both parties for unnecessary adjournments; no opinion expressed on the merits; notice to the respondent dispensed with.