Ashish vs. Arpita

ITEM NO.12 COURT NO.9 SECTION IV-A

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) o(s).2899-2900/2023

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 16-12-2022 in WP No.105360/2021 and WP No.102083/2022 passed by the High Court of Karnataka Circuit Bench at Dharwad)

ASHISH Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

ARPITA Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.27198/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.27199/2023-PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES IA No. 27198/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 27199/2023 - PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES) WITH SLP(C) No. 2732/2023 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.25715/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) T.P.(Crl.) No. 131/2023 (XVI-A) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.43788/2023-EX-PARTE STAY) Date : 17-04-2023 These matters were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI For Petitioner(s) Mr. Prabhhjit Jauhar, Adv. Ms. Priya Mishra, Adv. Mr. Prashant Rawat, Adv. Mr. Sushant Singhal, Adv. Ms. Anu Priya Nisha Minz, Adv. Mr. Siddhartha Sinha, AOR Mr. Siddhartha Sinha, AOR Ms. Priya Mishra, Adv. Mr. Prashant Rawat, Adv. Ms. Anu Priya Nisha Minz, Adv.

Mr. S. S. Jauhar, AOR

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

SLP(C)Nos.2899-2900/2023 and SLP(C)No.2732/2023

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. Issue notice for the limited purpose of mediation.

3. It is made clear that we are not inclined to interfere with the interim maintenance granted by the High Court at this stage as the main case re: determination of maintenance is still pending.

4. Notice for mediation shall be issued subject to the conditions that:

(i) The entire arrears of maintenance, as awarded by the High Court, shall be paid in two installments. The first installment shall be paid within four weeks. The second installment shall be paid within four weeks thereafter. This will be subject to future adjustments, if any.

(ii) The petitioner shall pay litigation expenses of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) by way of Demand Draft to the respondent – wife within two weeks.

T.P.(Crl.)No.131/2023

1. Issue notice.

2. Meanwhile personal appearance of the petitioners in Domestic Violence Case No.216 of 2019, pending before the Court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Karwar, Karnataka shall remain exempted.

(SATISH KUMAR YADAV) (PREETHI T.C.) DEPUTY REGISTRAR COURT MASTER (NSH)

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