{1} ca11980-25.doc drp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11980 OF 2025 IN FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO. 9 OF 2017 with CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11981 OF 2025 IN FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO. 8 OF 2017 Tanuja Vishwas Khandekar APPLICANT VERSUS Vishwas Prakash Khandekar (dIED) LR RESPONDENTS ....... Mr. R. K. Ashtekar, Advocate for the Applicant Mr. Vinay A. Babras, Amicus curiae ....... [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, & VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J. J.] DATE : 14 th NOVEMBER, 2025 ORDER : 1. Heard. 2. For the Reasons stated in the Applications, delay is condoned. The Applications are allowed in terms of prayer clause “B”. 3. In the peculiar facts of the present case, since the legal heir of the Respondent husband is the only minor daughter and she is under the guardianship of the applicant – mother, we {2} ca11980-25.doc deem it appropriate to appoint Mr. Vinay Babras, learned Advocate as amicus curiae to assist the Court in deciding the Family Court Appeals. [ VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV ] [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ] JUDGE JUDGE drp/ca11980-25.doc