Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH FRIDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 7TH PHALGUNA, 1942 OP (FC).No.118 OF 2021 IN THE MATTER PENDING IN OP 373/2019 OF FAMILY COURT, MUVATTUPUZHA PETITIONER/PETITIONER:
GIM GEORGE, AGED 39 YEARS, S/O. THOMAS GEORGE, RESIDING AT CHEMANGATTU HOUSE, KOODALLUR (P.O), KOODALLUR KARA, KIDANGOOR VILLAGE, MEENACHIL TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT - 686587 AND PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT 15335, VIOLET LANE WAY, CONYON COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA 91387, USA. REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER AND POWER ATTORNEY HOLDER THOMAS GEORGE, AGED 66 YEARS, S/O. KURUVILLA THOMAS, CHEMANGATTU HOUSE, KOODALLUR P.O, KOODALLOOR KARA, KIDANGOOR VILLAGE, MEENACHIL TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT - 686587. BY ADV. SRI.R.V.SUJIT KUMAR
RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT: ANU JACOB, AGED 35 YEARS D/O.C.V. JACOB, RESIDING AT CHERUVATHOOR HOUSE, KOZHIPALLY KARA, VARAPPETTY VILLAGE, KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT - 686691. THIS OP (FAMILY COURT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26.02.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 26th day of February 2021
A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.
This original petition was filed by the petitioner in
O.P.No.373/2019 on the files of the Family Court, Muvattupuzha. The above original petition was filed for divorce. The respondent herein remained absent during the proceedings before the Family Court. The petitioner
thereafter filed I.A.No.04/2020 seeking amendment of the original petition which was allowed by the Family Court. The Family Court again ordered notice and challenging the said order, this original petition was filed.
2. This Court called for a report from the Family
Court. The report dated 25.02.2021 of the Family Court, Muvattupuzha indicates that the order issuing fresh notice will be reviewed and the original petition is posted to 09.03.2021 for ex-parte evidence.
In the light of the above report, O.P.(FC).No.118/2021 is disposed of. A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE Dr. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, JUDGE kp True copy P.A. To Judge APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF PROOF AFFIDAVIT DATED 22.01.2020 IN OP. 373/2019 OF FAMILY COURT, EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF PAPER PUBLICATION DATED 29.10.2020 IN MANGALAM DAILY. EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF AMENDED ORIGINAL PETITION FILED IN OP .373/2019 OF FAMILY COURT, MUVATTUPUZUA. EXHIBIT P4 TYPED COPY OF A DIARY PROCEEDINGS DATED 28.01.2021 IN OP.373/2019 OF FAMILY COURT,