Smt. Priti Anand v. Mr. Sagar Dhara
Case brief
What is this about?
This High Court set aside a Family Court order restoring child custody to the father without recording reasons and directed the trial court to decide the petition on merits after affording both parties a reasonable hearing opportunity.
What did the court decide?
Docket order dated 01-04-2008 is set aside; the I.A.Yes.Petition shall be determined on merits by the Family Court after reasonable opportunity to both parties.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD
THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. BHAVANI PRASAD Civil Revision Petition No.1433 of 2008
Between:
Priti Anand AND Sagar Dhara
..Petitioner
.. Respondent
ORDER:
This Civil Revision Petition is directed against the order dated 01-04-2008 by the Judge, Family Court, Hyderabad, in I.A.No.831 of 2007 in O.P.No.893 of 2007, directing the revision petitioner herein to restore custody of the child to the respondent herein immediately.
The Family Court noted the presence of both parties while passing the impugned order and further directed the petition to be called on 2-4-2008.
The mother/revision petitioner was aggrieved by the said order and filed this revision to reverse the impugned order contending that the child aged 4 years should be in the custody of the mother even according to Hindu Minority and Guardianship
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the Family Court order directing restoration of custody could be sustained without recording reasons for such a decision.
Whether the family court should be directed to decide the custody matter on merits after affording reasonable hearing opportunity to both parties.
Whether the petitioner's request to vacate an earlier order restraining her from taking the child away should be determined on merits.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Priti Anand
- respondent
Sagar Dhara
Coram
G. BHAVANI PRASAD
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Telangana HC
- Decided on
- · August
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRP/1433/2008
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