P.Ravichandran v. M.Kavitha
Case brief
What is this about?
Civil Revision Petition filed challenging long-pendency of a divorce matter. Justice Govindaraj issued a direction to the lower court to dispose of the suit within six months and dismissed the revision.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Sub Court, Tambaram to dispose of HMOP No. 425 of 2013 within six months.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 11.08.2017
Coram
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.GOVINDARAJ
C.R.P.(PD) No.2843 of 2017
P.Ravichandran ... Petitioner
Vs.
M.Kavitha ... Respondent
Prayer: Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the
Constitution of India, to direct and dispose the HMOP. No. 425 of 2013
pending on the file of Sub-Judge, Tambaram.
For Petitioner : Mr.G.V.Sridharan
O R D E R
The petitioner is the Husband and he filed a petition for divorce in the year 2013, against the respondent.
- Today when the matter is came up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the matter is
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pending from 11.09.2013 to 20.07.2017 in the same stage "Counter". Alleging, grave hardship due to the long pendency of the case, the petitioner prays for early disposal.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the long-pendency order to dispose of a divorce matter within a fixed time should be issued under Article 227.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Ravichandran
- respondent
Kavitha
Coram
Govindaraj
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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