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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
RAVI NATH TILHARI, J
Mohammad Razik Shaik, S/o. Nazeer Basha – Appellant
Versus
Sufia Sultana Bano Mohammad, W/o. Rajik Shaik, D/o. Mohammad Hussain Saleem – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. husband's application for video conferencing (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. opposition to video conferencing (Para 4) |
| 3. point for consideration (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. necessity of physical presence (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 5. civil revision petition dismissed (Para 31 , 32) |
JUDGMENT :
Heard Sri Suryam Gannavarapu, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri S. Lakshminarayana Reddy, learned counsel for the respondent.
3. In FCOP, the petitioner/husband filed I.A.No.742 of 2024 to permit him to appear before the Family Court, Vijayawada through video conference on a date and at a time designated for reconciliation. He inter alia pleaded that he was residing at Canada for job purpose and despite his efforts, he was unable to secure leave and so unable to attend the Court and intended to appear through video conference.
5. The learned Judge, Family Court framed the following point for consideration:
6. The learned Judge, Family Court, dismissed the petition I.A.No.742 of2024, observing that there was no consent of both the parties which was must for conducting reconciliation through video conferencing. It also
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