The High Court exercised its powers under Article 226 to ensure expeditious disposal of a pending original petition from 2014. The court directed the lower court to dispose of the matter within three months.
Direction to dispose of O.P.No.3792 of 2014 within three months; no costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 07.02.2019
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Ms.JUSTICE P.T.ASHA
CRP(PD).No.430 of 2019 and O.P.No.3792 of 2014 Agila Subrahmaniam .. Petitioner
Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Indian Constitution to dispose of the O.P.No:3792 of 2014 pending on the file of the VI Additional Family Court at Chennai Expeditiously within the time frame fixed by this Court.
For Petitioner : M/s.K.Sumathi For Respondent : No appearance O R D E R
The above Civil Revision petition is filed seeking for an early disposal of O.P.No.3792 of 2014 pending on the file of the VI Additional family Court at Chennai as expeditiously as possible. From the A Diary extract it is seen that the first hearing was announced on 07.11.2014. Thereafter, the matter has been listed for enquiry from the year 2016 onwards and it is being adjourned frequently.
2.Considering the fact that this Original Petition is of the
http://www.judis.nic.in year 2014 and it is lying idle without any progress, the learned VI
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P.T.ASHA.J.,
tta/jrs
Additional family Court is directed to dispose the Original Petition in O.P.No.3792 of 2014 within a period of three months from the date
of the receipt of a copy of this order and report compliance.
3.With the above direction, this Civil Revision petition is
allowed. No Costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is
closed.
tta/jrs
To.
The VI Additional Family Court,
Chennai.
CRP(PD).No.430 of 2019
07.02.2019
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the substantial delay in disposal of the original petition warrants interference under Article 226.
Whether the VI Additional Family Court is directed to dispose of the remaining original petition within a fixed period.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Agila Subrahmaniam
The VI Additional Family Court
P.T.ASHA
As recorded by the court registry
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