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Karthik Lakshminarayanan v. Nethravathi Balaraman

Madras HC9 Apr 2025CRP/1465/2025

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What is this about?

Karthik Lakshminaryanan vs Nethravathi Balaraman; C.R.P.PD.No.1465 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Madras; Ms. Justice P.T. Asha; decided 09.04.2025; Article 227 Constitution of India; direction to Principal Family Court, Coimbatore to dispose of H.M.O.P.No.143 of 2024 within 6 months; proceedings transferred from Principal Family Court, Bangalore (M.C.No.4452 of 2022); respondent-wife's counter not filed; matter pending since 2022; revision allowed; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Coimbatore to dispose of H.M.O.P.No.143 of 2024 within 6 months from receipt of a copy of the order; no costs imposed. ¶22

Karthik Lakshminarayanan Vs Nethravathi Balaraman — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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Civil Revision Petition No. 1465 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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Dated : 09.04.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA

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C.R.P.PD.No.1465 of 2025

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Karthik Lakshminaryanan ... Petitioner

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Nethravathi Balaraman ... Respondent

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Prayer: Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India praying to direct the Learned Principal Family Court, Coimbatore to dispose the divorce petition in H.M.O.P.No.143 of 2024 on merits.

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For Petitioners : Mr.R.Narayanan

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ORDER

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The petitioner/husband has filed this Civil Revision Petition seeking a

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direction to the Principal Family Court, Combatore to dispose of the H.M.O.P.No.143 of 2024 on merits within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the

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materials available on record.

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It is the petitioner's contention that the proceedings was originally filed before the Principal Family Court, Bangalore in M.C.No.4452 of 2022 and thereafter, it was transferred to the Principal Family Court, Coimbatore and re-numbered as H.M.O.P.No.143 of 2024. He would further submit that the respondent-wife has not filed her counter and the matter has been dragged from the year 2022 for filing the counter.

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Considering the above, this Civil Revision Petition is allowed and

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the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Coimbatore is directed to dispose of the H.M.O.P.No.143 of 2024 within a period of 6 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.

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09.04.2025

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Index: Yes/No Speaking order/non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No srn To, The Principal Family Court, Coimbatore.

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P.T.ASHA, J.,

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