- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5561 WP No. 28517 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA WRIT PETITION NO. 28517 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: MRS. CHARU MEHTA W/O. MR. LOFTY KHANNA, D/O. MR. ASHOK KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, RESIDING AT: BLOCK-D1, FLAT NO.073, SNN RAJ ETTERNIA, HARALUR ROAD, OFF SARJAPUR ROAD, KUDLU, SARJAPUR HOBLI, SILVER COUNTY ROAD, PARAPRANA AGRAHARA, BENGALURU-560068 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGARAJ RAVIKUMAR, ADVOCATE A/W SRI. ARUN GOVINDRAJ, ADVOCATE) \ Digitally signed by SOWMYA DODDAMARAIAH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5561 WP No. 28517 of 2025 AND: 1. MR. LOFTY KHANNA S/O. MR. RAMESH KHANNA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, RESIDING AT: TIBBA COLONY, GALI NO.04, TEHSIL-RATIA, DISTRICT FATEHABAD, HARYANA-125051. …RESPONDENT (BY MS. SUSANNA G. RAJU, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED COMBINED ORDER DATED 12.09.2025 PASSED IN G AND WC NO.83/2024 BY THE LD. VII ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, BENGALURU RURAL (ANNEXURE-A) IA NO. 3 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5561 WP No. 28517 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Heard Sri.Nagaraj Ravikumar, learned counsel for the petitioner who appears before this Court physically and Ms. Susanna G. Raju, learned counsel for the respondent who appears through video conference. The petitioner who appears before this Court physically is also heard and equally the respondent who appears through video conference is also heard. 2. Seeking the Court to quash the order that is rendered by the Court of VII Additional Senior Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural on I.A.No.III in G&WC No.83/2024 dated 12.09.2025 this writ petition is filed. 3. On this day after elaborate discussions about the welfare of the child, the apprehension of the mother i.e. the petitioner herein and the right of the father to visit the child and upon the common understanding arrived at between the parties, the writ petition is disposed of with the following: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5561 WP No. 28517 of 2025 ORDER i) The common order rendered by the Court of VII Additional Senior Civil Judge, Bengaluru Rural on IA Nos.III and IV in G&WC No.83/2024 dated 12.09.2025 is modified. ii) Respondent/father is permitted to visit the child on every Wednesday from 05.00 p.m. to 06.00 p.m. and on every Saturday from 11.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. iii) The place of visitation shall be a public place and should not be far away from the place where the child is residing. iv) The place of visitation shall be informed by the respondent/father to the petitioner/mother atleast 24 hours in advance. v) In case the petitioner/mother permits, respondent/father can take the child from the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5561 WP No. 28517 of 2025 residence of the petitioner/mother. Otherwise, petitioner/mother has to take the child to the place agreed upon and has to pick up the child from the said place. vi) If the respondent/father has picked up the child from the place of residence, he has to drop the child immediately on completion of the time at the place of the petitioner/mother. vii) During the time of visitation, respondent/father shall not indulge in taking any photographs or videos. viii) As the time between 11.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. on Saturday is of long duration, respondent/father shall take care to feed the child and attend his other requirements. ix) For the best interest of the child, petitioner/mother as well as respondent/father - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5561 WP No. 28517 of 2025 shall not talk anything against each other in front of the child and should not communicate anything against the other spouse to the child. x) To conclude, this Court hopes that as responsible parents the parties to the proceedings will adhere to their responsibility that the child should grow in a conducive atmosphere so that he can become a good citizen of the country. Sd/- (DR.CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) JUDGE AP, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32