Shovan Kumar Sahoo VS Puspanjali Swain

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SAVITRI RATHO
Shovan Kumar Sahoo – Appellant
Versus
Puspanjali Swain – Respondent

Advocates:
Counsel for the Parties:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Bibhu Prasad Mohanty, Advocate

JUDGMENT

Savitri Ratho, J.—This CRLMP has been filed praying for a direction to the learned J.M.F.C., Bhubaneswar for concluding CMC No. 40 of 2022 within a period of 45 days by hearing it on a day-to-day basis, after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties.

2. CMC No. 40 of 2022 had been filed by the wife - Opposite Party (in short “Opp. Party”) in Court of the learned SDJM, Bhubaneswar against the husband – Petitioner (in short “Petitioner”) and his relatives under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (in short ‘the D.V. Act’) claiming relief under Secs. 18, 19, 20, 22 of the D.V. Act, 2005.

3. Pursuant to order dated 21.01.2026, the status report dated 28.01.2026 has been received from the learned J.M.F.C., Bhubaneswar where she has given details of the dates and purpose for which the case has been adjourned / posted. She also stated as follows:—

“2. Both the parties are filing multiple petitions on almost every date of adjournment and are also pressing more for disposal of the petition rather than for conclusion of evidence. Before disposal of one petition, another 2 to 3 petitions get added for consideration and the case gets lingered f

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