The State Of Maharashtra vs Dr. Praful B. Desai on 1 April, 2003
3. Petitioner submits that both parties have filed an
application as I.A. No.1 of 2020 seeking permission to adduce
evidence through videoconferencing. Petitioner also submits that
they have filed I.A. No.2 of 2020 seeking to dispense with the
O.P.(FC) No.302/20 -:3:-
counselling process. The aforesaid two applications are produced
in this original petition as Exts.P3 and P4. The learned counsel
for the petitioner submits that a joint memo has also been filed
by both the parties on 19.8.2020 stating that all obligations
between the respective parties have been complied with and
fulfilled. According to the counsel, even though the case was
posted to different dates between 25.8.2020 and 4.9.2020, no
orders have been passed till date. It is in these circumstances
that the petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction
for an early disposal of Exts.P3 and P4 and also the original
petition for dissolution of marriage itself, in a time bound
manner. Learned counsel for the petitioner relied on the decision
of this Court in Blessy Varghese Edattukaran v. Sonu (2015
(5) KHC 458) and that of the Supreme Court in State of
Maharashtra v. Dr.Praful B.Desai (2003) 4 SCC 601) in
support of his arguments.