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2021 Supreme(Mad) 3406

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
A.D.Jagadish Chandira, J.
Nithyakalyani @ Meyammal @ Nithya - Petitioner
Versus
Dass Prakash @ Shanmugaraja and ors. – Respondents
Tr.C. M.P.(MD) Nos.489 of 2019 and 289 of 2021and C.M.P.(MD)Nos.11395 of 2019, 359 and 6209 of 2020
Decided On : 22-09-2021

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr.J.Barathan
For the Respondent: Mr.S.M.Ananthamurugan

Headnote:

Family Court Act, 1984 - Section 7(1)(c) - Seeking for restitution of conjugal rights - Seeking for mandatory injunction - Divorce petition - Petitioner would submit that marriage between petitioner and first respondent in CMP(MD) was solemnized on at District - At time of marriage parents of petitioner had presented sovereigns of gold jewels diamond necklace one pair of diamond studs one pair of diamond bangles silver utensils and other materials - Apart from that they have also presented lakhs as dowry to first respondent as per their customs and rites - Further parents of petitioner have also presented a diamond ring to first respondent at time of marriage - During marriage first respondent/ husband was employed in SMR HR Technologies Malaysia - After marriage matrimonial home was set up at - Three months after marriage petitioner and first respondent travelled to Malaysia and she delivered a baby girl on through caesarean and child – As per Explanation 7(1)(a)(c) of the Family Courts Act, 1984, the Family Courts will have jurisdiction to decide the suit or proceedings between the parties to marriage with respect to the properties of the parties. Para 13.

Finding of the Court:

Court is of opinion that in order to avoid conflicting decisions and to avoid multiplicity of proceedings and to deliver comprehensive judgments all cases have to tried together by one an same Judge - At this juncture counsel for petitioner would submit that a direction may be issued to concerned Court to complete trial within a specified time as may be fixed by this Court and the parties will co-operate for speedy disposal - Considering case and also considering submission made by counsel appearing on either side HMOP pending on file of Principal Sub Court and O.S pending on file of District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court is withdrawn and transferred to file of Family Court Madurai - Principal Sub Court and District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court is directed to transmit the papers to file of Family Court forthwith - Family Court Madurai directed to dispose of transferred HMOP and O.S along with HMOP and GWOP within a period of nine months subject to further orders.

Result: Civil Miscellaneous Petitions are Allowed.

ORDER :

By consent of both counsels, both the Transfer Miscellaneous petitions are taken up for final hearing.

2. Tr.CMP(MD) No. 489 of 2019 has been filed to withdraw the HMOP No. 310 of 2019 on the file of the Principal Sub Court, Pudukottai and transfer the same to the file of the Family Court, Madurai to be heard along with HMOP No. 729 of 2019. Tr.CMP(MD) No.289 of 2021 has been filed seeking to transfer O.S.No.69 of 2021 on the file of the District Munsif Court, Thirumayam to the file of the Family Court, Madurai to be tried along with HMOP No.729 of 2019

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the marriage between the petitioner and the first respondent in Tr CMP(MD) No. 289 of 2021 was solemnized on 11.02.2008 at Chokkanathapuram, Sivagangai District. At the time of marriage the parents of the petitioner had presented 50 sovereigns of gold jewels, diamond necklace, one pair of diamond studs, one pair of diamond bangles, silver utensils and other seervarisai materials. Apart from that they have also presented Rs. 3.75 lakhs as dowry to the first respondent as per their customs and rites. Further the parents of the petitioner have also presented a diamond ring to the first respondent at the time of marriage. During marriage the first respondent/ husband was employed in SMR HR Technologies Sdn Bhd, Kulalumpur, Malaysia. After the marriage, matrimonial home was set up at Pon. Pudupatti. Three months after marriage the petitioner and the first respondent travelled to Malaysia and she delivered a baby girl on 02.04.2009 through caesarean and the child was names Kaniskha. The parents of the petitioner had presented 11 sovereigns of gold jewels, a pair of diamond studs and silver ornaments to the child Kaniskha. Thereafter on 15.02.2012, the petitioner delivered a baby boy through caesarean and named him as Muthukumaran. The parents of the petitioner had presented a pair of diamond studs, a pair of gold bangles, silver ornaments to the child. On further demand by the first respondent and on the instigation of the first respondent, the petitioner had paid a sum of Rs. 2 lakhs to the parents of the first respondent on 18.08.2016 and subsequently during the month of December 2017, the parents of the petitioner had paid a sum of Rs.2,97,000/- to the father of the first respondent through cheque. Whileso, there was a matrimonial discord, and since the first respondent made false allegations against the petitioner touching her character she got separated from the first respondent and she is presently living with her parents. She had filed divorce petition in HMOP No.729 of 2019 on the file of the Family Court, Madurai against the first respondent seeking dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty.

4. The learned counsel would further submit that entire jewels presented by the parents of the petitioner to her and her children at the time of birth are kept in the private locker No. 526 with the second respondent/Sri Bhvaneswari locker house. The original key of the locker is available with the petitioner. Meanwhile the petitioner came to understand that the parents of the first respondent were making arrangement to open the locker with duplicate key without her knowledge falsely making a plea that the original key has been lost. The petitioner coming to know of that has also sent a letter dated 30.01.2019 to the second respondent not to open the locker without her presence. .Meanwhile the first respondent has also filed a suit in O.S.No.69 of 2021 on the file of the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate,Thirumayam seeking for mandatory injunction to direct the petitioner to open the locker No.526 with the original key available with the petitioner. Further the first respondent has also filed HMOP No.310 of 2019 on the file of the Principle Subordinate Court, Pudukottai seeking for restitution of conjugal rights. Meanwhile, since the first respondent is keeping custody of the children and not permitting the peti

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