Court No. - 37

Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 47 of 2023

Petitioner :- Dharamveer

Respondent :- Smt. Veena And Another

Counsel for Petitioner :- Aditya Prasad Mishra

Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J.

Heard Sri Aditya Prasad Mishra, learned counsel for the

petitioner.

By means of this petition filed under Article 227 of the

Constitution of India, the petitioner wants expeditious disposal

of the petition of divorce filed under Section 13 of the Hindu

Marriage Act, 1955 pending before the Principle Judge, Family

Court, Mathura.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present case

is at the stage of cross-examination of the plaintiff.

In the facts and circumstances when the matter is of a

matrimonial dispute, it is always expected that the court

concerned to expedite the hearing of the matter.

In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with direction

to the Principle Judge, Family Court, Mathura to decide the

matter as expeditiously as possible within the period prescribed

for under Section 21-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955,

however, giving due regard to the provisions under Section 9 of

the Family Courts Act,1984.

However, if for any technical reason and unavoidable

circumstances the aforesaid order is not complied with in a

sense that the suit does not get disposed of within time framed

by this Court, such delay will not by itself hold the Presiding

Judge personally liable for any contempt of this Court.

Order Date :- 18.1.2023

Deepika

Digitally signed by :-

DEEPIKA SINGH

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad