HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

Writ Petition Misc. Single No. 3691 of 2025

02 January, 2026

Ajeet Uniyal --Petitioner

Versus

Urvashi Uniyal --Respondent ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Presence:-

Mr. Jitendra Chaudhary, learned counsel for

petitioner-husband.

Hon’ble Pankaj Purohit, J. (Oral)

By means of present writ petition under

Article 227 of the Constitution of India, petitioner has sought the indulgence of this Court for a direction to be issued to learned Additional Principal Judge-I, Family Court, Dehradun, to decide and expedite the Original Suit No.1084 of 2022 Sri Ajeet Uniyal Vs. Smt. Urvashi Uniyal, under Section 13 and 26 of the Hindu Marriage Act, pending before it, as early as

possible within a stipulated period of four months.

2. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner-husband filed a divorce suit under Section 13 and 26 of the Hindu Marriage Act, against the respondent-wife on 03.09.2022 for grant of a decree of dissolution of marriage and also prayed for custody of minor daughter, which was registered as Original Suit No.1084 of 2022 Sri Ajeet Uniyal Vs. Smt. Urvashi Uniyal. The respondent-wif