4 - MCA - 290 - 2025.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 290 OF 2025 Vaishali Prakash Kesare … Applicant V/s. Prakash Mallinath Kesare … Respondent Mr. Niranjan Bhavake (through V.C.) with Mr. Sandeep Deshpande and Pirajirao Bhavake for the Applicant. CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATED : OCTOBER 9, 2026 P.C.: 1. Heard Mr. Niranjan Bhavake, learned Advocate for the Applicant. 2. By the present Petition under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the Applicant has sought the following substantive relief: “B] That the proceedings of the Application for Restitution of Conjugal Rights under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act bearing A Petition No.400 of 2024 filed by the Respondent may kindly be withdrawn from the Ld. Family Court at Solapur and the same may kindly be transferred to the Ld. Civil Judge Junior Division, Devrukh at Ratnagiri for its disposal according to law;” 3. On 23rd December 2025, notice was issued to the Respondent, returnable on 16th January 2025. 4. Time to supply the spare copy was extended on 19th January 2026, 5th March 2026, 23rd April 2026, and 5th March 2026. VRJ 1 VAIBHAV RAMESH JADHAV Digitally signed by VAIBHAV RAMESH JADHAV Date: 2026.10.09 20:36:32 +0530 4 - MCA - 290 - 2025.docx 5. Office note dated 23rd September 2026 reads thus: “1] MCA FILED THROUGH E-FILING AND PHOTOCOPY IS KEPT HEREWITH. 2] OFFICE OBJECTIONS ARE REMOVED. 3] AS PER COURT’S ORDER DATED 23/12/2025, 19/01/2026, 05/03/2026 AND 23/04/2026 ADV. FOR THE APPLICANT HAS NOT SUPPLY MEMO COPIES, HENCE NOTICE NOT ISSUED TO RESPONDENTS. COURT (S.J.) FOR ORDER” 6. Today, Mr. Niranjan Bhavake, learned Advocate for the Applicant, on instructions from the Applicant, states that the Family Court at Solapur has video-conferencing facilities. He, therefore, submits that the Applicant will make an application to the Family Court, Solapur, seeking permission to appear through video-conferencing (VC). He submits that the Family Court, Solapur, be directed to permit the Applicant to appear through VC in Hindu Marriage Petition No. 400 of 2024. 7. If an application, as submitted by Mr. Niranjan Bhavake, learned Advocate for the Applicant, is made by the Applicant seeking permission to appear through VC in Hindu Marriage Petition No. 400 of 2024 pending before the Family Court at Solapur, the Family Court, Solapur, shall permit the Applicant to appear through VC, subject to compliance with the VC Rules. 8. In view of the above, Mr. Niranjan Bhavake, learned Advocate for the Applicant, submits that this Application be disposed of. VRJ 2 4 - MCA - 290 - 2025.docx 9. Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 290 of 2025 is disposed of. (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) VRJ 3