Akash Mitra v. Anjelika Mitra
Case brief
What is this about?
Expedition/prioritization of pending Family Court case refused by Orissa HC: W.P.(C) No.1502 of 2026 (decided 19.01.2026, Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo J.) — petitioner sought direction to Judge, Family Court, Bhubaneswar to hasten C.P. No.1126 of 2022 (divorce under Section 13, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955); Court held no case can be fast-tracked amid thousands of older pending matters and cases at identical trial stage; writ disposed of with liberty to seek appropriate order afresh. Keywords: expedite direction, out-of-turn disposal, older pending cases, same stage of trial, Family Court Bhubaneswar, Section 13 HMA 1955.
What did the court decide?
No expedite direction issued; the petitioner was left free, if so advised, to approach the Court for any appropriate order, which shall be considered on its own merit in accordance with law. ¶20