PDP 44-WP-2100-2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2100 OF 2025 Ghanshyam Jayantibhai Waghela .. Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Respondents ... None for the Petitioner. Mrs. Neha S. Bhide, Government Pleader with Mr. B. V. Samant, Addl. Govt. Pleader and Mrs. Y. D. Patil, AGP for Respondent No.1- State. ... CORAM : MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, CJ. & ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J. DATE : 10th SEPTEMBER, 2026. P.C. : 1. None appears for the petitioner. 2. As we have perused the record we find that the relief is confined only to expedite the hearing of the Petition No.A-1197 of 2016 filed by the petitioner against the respondent no.2 under Section 13(1)(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 pending before the Family Court No.4, Bandra, Mumbai. 3. Be that as it may, without adverting to the merits of the matter, we direct the Family Court No.4, Bandra, Mumbai to decide the Petition No.A-1197 of 2016 pending before it preferably within a period of six months from today, in case there is no other 1 PDP 44-WP-2100-2025.doc impediment. 4. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of. [ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE] 2 PRAVIN DASHARATH PANDIT Digitally signed by PRAVIN DASHARATH PANDIT Date: 2026.09.11 18:39:17 +0530