Devidas s/o. Suryabhan Kalyankar v. Pratibha w/o. Devidas Kalyankar
2013-06-17
T.V.NALAWADE
body2013
DigiLaw.ai
JUDGMENT Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of parties heard both the sides for final disposal. 2. Present proceeding is filed to challenge the judgment and order of Criminal Revision No. 44 of 2011, which was pending in the Court of Sessions, Jalna. The Revision was filed by petitioner to challenge the judgment and order of maintenance proceedings, which was decided by J.M.F.C., Court No.3, Jalna. Respondent No.1 is the wife of petitioner and respondent Nos. 2 and 3 are minor issues of respondent No. 1, born from the petitioner. 3. It appears that nobody was turning up for petitioner when the matter was taken up for hearing by the Sessions Court. As the Revision cannot be dismissed for default or non prosecution, the learned Sessions Judge decided the Revision on merits. The Revision came to be dismissed. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that due to the fault of the counsel for petitioner, he is suffering and opportunity needs to be given to the petitioner to prosecute the matter on merits. He submitted that as there was no any stay to the execution proceeding and as some amount of maintenance is already deposited towards the arrears of maintenance, there will be no prejudice caused to the other side, if the matter is remanded back for giving an opportunity to the petitioner to argue the matter on merits. Other side has objected to it. 5. Today itself, this Court has allowed the application filed for withdrawal of the amount deposited by the present petitioner in the Court. This amount will be given to the present respondents. Admittedly, there is no stay to the execution proceedings and the present respondents are at liberty to recover the maintenance amount awarded by J.M.F.C. Admittedly, the Revision came to be decided in absence of the present petitioner and his advocate. In view of these circumstances, this Court holds that to give an opportunity to the petitioner to argue the matter before the Sessions Court, the present proceeding can be allowed. Both the sides have undertaken to see that the decision of the Revision is expedited. 6. So, the petition is allowed. The judgment and order of Criminal Revision No. 44 of 2011, which was pending in the Court Sessions, Jalna is hereby set aside. The matter is remanded back to the Sessions Court.
Both the sides have undertaken to see that the decision of the Revision is expedited. 6. So, the petition is allowed. The judgment and order of Criminal Revision No. 44 of 2011, which was pending in the Court Sessions, Jalna is hereby set aside. The matter is remanded back to the Sessions Court. Both the sides to appear before the Sessions Court on 15.7.2013. The Revision itself will be expedited by the Sessions Court and within one month from 15.7.2013. Petition allowed.