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$~75 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + MAT.APP.(F.C.) 346/2025, CM APPL. 58553/2025 (For Exemption) & CM APPL. 58554/2025 (For stay) RASHMI JAIN
.....Appellant Through: Mr. Rajiv Nanda, Senior Advocate along with Ms. Kajal Sharma, Advocate. versus NEERAJ JAIN
.....Respondent Through: Counsel (Appearance not given).
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR O R D E R %
22.09.2025
1. The present Appeal has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the Orders dated 15.07.2025 and 09.09.2025 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court (North) Delhi whereby the learned Judge appointed the Local Commissioner to record the evidence and vide its Order dated 09.09.2025 dismissed the application filed by the Appellant herein under Section 151 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
2. The last sentence of the Order passed on 09.09.2025 is as follows:
“Put up for remaining arguments on application u/s 24 HMA on
03.12.2025. As requested, copy of this order be given dasti to both the parties.” This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 24/09/2025 at 12:57:09
3.
Learned counsel for the Appellant submits that the Court has neither granted any ad-interim maintenance nor finally decided the application filed under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (“Act”) for the past two and a half years.
4. It is evident that the Court has commenced arguments on the application under Section 24 of the Act, and the matter is now listed for hearing on 03.12.2025. Consequently, the present appeal is
disposed of with a request to the Family Court to make sincere efforts to decide the application under Section 24 of the Act on or before 03.12.2025, or within one week thereafter.
5. Accordingly, the present appeal, along with any pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of.
ANIL KSHETARPAL, J HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J SEPTEMBER 22, 2025/mj/ds/her This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 24/09/2025 at 12:57:09