Pooja Ashish Khanna Alias Pooja Parkash Raikhanghar vs. Ashish Khanna

ITEM NO.1630 COURT NO.9 SECTION XVI-A

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

Transfer Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 459-460/2022

POOJA ASHISH KHANNA ALIAS POOJA PARKASH RAIKHANGHAR Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

ASHISH KHANNA Respondent(s)

Natarajan

IA No. 61882/2022 - PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON IA No. 29548/2022 - STAY APPLICATION

Date : 08-08-2022 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Naresh Shamnani, Adv. Mr. Prashant Shrikant Kenjale, AOR

For Respondent(s) Respondent-in-person

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

Permission to appear and argue in-person is granted.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent, who has appeared in person.

In order to explore the possibility of a Settlement, the matter is referred to the Supreme Court Mediation Centre.

Both parties are directed to appear before the Centre on 23.08.2022 at 11.30 a.m. On that date, the petitioner is directed to bring the child to the Mediation Centre so that the respondent and his parents have access to the child in the Mediation Centre on that day. Digitally signed by R Signature Not Verified

The learned Mediator to ensure that the respondent and his parents have access to the child on the said date. The learned Mediator to also discuss whether there could be a Settlement Date: 2022.08.10 17:11:41 IST Reason:

between the parties as it appears that both parties are willing to divorce. Therefore, divorce by mutual consent without any allegations being made against each other would be the best course. Further, the learned Mediator to also think of ways and means in which there could be access given to both parties vis-à-vis the child.

Since both parties are from outside Delhi, learned Mediator to consider having mediation sessions on consecutive dates.

At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to the fact that H.M.A. No. 1082/2020 has been dismissed for default by the Family Court at Amritsar on 07.05.2022. By way of response, the respondent appearing in person submitted that he would instruct his advocate to seek restoration of the aforesaid case.

Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that no expenses for the education of the son is being paid by the respondent and therefore, a direction may be issued for payment of some amount on the date the parties arrive for mediation.

In view of the above submission, the respondent is directed to pay a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Fifty Thousand) for the educational expenses of the minor child – Aditya Khanna by way of a demand draft in his name.

Learned Mediator to ensure that the said amount is paid by the respondent to the minor child on that date.

List after receipt of the report of Mediator.

(R. NATARAJAN) (NISHA TRIPATHI) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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