IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION No.44409 OF 2018(GM-FC) BETWEEN:
SRI BHARATH RAMADAS HEGDE S/O RAMADAS HEGDE AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/O. ASHIRVAD NIVAS PROVISION STORE SUBHAS ROAD, HALIYALA SAGARA. ..PETITIONER (BY SRI NATARAJ C D, FOR SRI PRUTHVI WODEYAR, ADVOCATES) AND:
SMT.CHAITHRA W/O BHARATH HEGDE AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/O DEVAKI KRISHNA, 2ND CROSS BHEEMANAKONE ROAD SAGARA TOWN – 577 401. ..RESPONDENT (BY SRI H N PRAKASH, ADVOCATE – ABSENT) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER ON IA No.1, UNDER SECTION 24 OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT DATED 09.08.2018 IN MC No.72/2017 PASSED BY THE COURT OF ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE & JMFC, AT SAGARA VIDE ANNEXURE-E.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Mr.Nataraj C.D., learned counsel for the petitioner.
None for the respondent.
2. Petition is admitted for hearing.
3. In this petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, petitioner has challenged the validity of the order dated 09.08.2018 passed on I.A.No.1 filed under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act by which Family Court has awarded Rs.10,000/- as maintenance to the respondent.
4. When the matter is taken up today, petitioner submitted he has filed petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act in the year 2017 and the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the trial court to conclude the proceedings expeditiously in a time bound manner.
5. Taking note of the provisions contained in the Karnataka (Case Flow Management in Subordinate Courts) Rules, 2005 which mandates that petition filed under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act shall be disposed of within one year, petition is disposed of with a direction to the Family Court to dispose of the proceedings pending before it within six months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today.
Accordingly, petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE SBN