IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA [ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] *** FMAT/7/2025 IA No.CAN/1/2025 Shri Kadali Sankara Rao Alias K. Sankara Rao Vs. Smti Kadali Shyamala Alias K. Shyamala Mr. Vivek Xalxo … for the appellant Mr. Arul Prasanth … for the respondent April 28, 2026 [SR] Item No.3 1. As per a larger Bench judgment of this Court, the learned District Judge, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has jurisdiction to hear all appeals from original decrees/orders. 2. Accordingly, FMAT/7/2025, along with IA No. CAN/1/2025, are dismissed as not maintainable on the ground of jurisdiction, granting liberty to the appellant to prefer an appeal against the self-same order and on the grounds taken in the present appeal before the concerned District Court. 3. The learned Advocate-on-record for the appellant shall be at liberty to withdraw the certified copy of the impugned order upon furnishing a photocopy thereof for the records. 4. Interim orders, if any stand vacated. 2 5. There will be no order as to costs. 6. Urgent Photostat certified copies of the order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. ( Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J. ) ( Smita Das De, J. )