IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15th DAY OF JULY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.27217 OF 2019 (GM-FC) BETWEEN:
Ms.ASHA NAIR, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, D/O MR M.P.NAIR, R/A 1441, HILLCREST COURT, APT.211, CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA-17011, USA.
ALSO AT C/O MR M.P.NAIR, S/O LATE SHRI T.M.KURUP, R/O 290, 3B MAIN ROAD, 8TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560 095, REPRESENTED BY MR M.P.NAIR, GPA HOLDER, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS.
(BY SRI.AJESH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND:
MR.SUDHAR LOHITHAKSHAN, S/O.LOHITHAKSHAN KOROTH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/A 2303, MILAM ST. APT 8319, HOUSTON, TEXAS-77006, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
ALSO AT:SREE SADAN, AROLI P.O., PAPPINISSERI, ... PETITIONER KANNUR DISTRICT, KERALA STATE-670 561.
... RESPONDENT (BY SRI.PRAMOD KOCHUTHOMMAN, ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE LEARNED ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE TO ALLOW THE PETITIONER TO BE REPRESENTED DURING MEDIATION AND THE REMAINING PROCEEDINGS IN M.C.NO.6843 OF 2018, THROUGH HER G.P.A. HOLDER, WHO IS THE FATHER OF THE PETITIONER AND ETC., THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Sri.Ajesh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sri.Pramod Kochuthommen, learned counsel for the respondent.
2. The petition is admitted for hearing. With consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the same is heard finally.
3. In this petition, the petitioner inter alia seeks a direction to the learned VI Additional/Principal Family Judge, Bengaluru to allow the petitioner to appear in mediation and all other proceedings through skype/video conferencing in M.C.No.6843/2018.
4. When the matter is taken up today, learned counsels for the parties submit that the aforesaid prayer has been in extenso dealt with by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of KRISHNA VENI NAGAM v/s.HARISH NAGAM (2017)4 SCC 150.
5. In view of the aforesaid submission and in view of the decision rendered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of KRISHNA VENI NAGAM supra, learned VI Additional/Principal Family Judge, Bengaluru, is directed to permit the parties/their representatives to appear through skype/Video conferencing in mediation as well as in remaining proceedings in M.C.No.6843/2018 as the parties reside in United States of America.
6. Accordingly, the Petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE BNV