IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.R. No.1652 of 2008 MANOJ KUMAR Versus SOBHA DEVI ----------- 2 29/9/2008 No one appears for the petitioner. In the opinion of this Court when an application was filed under section 24 of the Hindu Marriages Act on 7.7.2008, the same could not have been disposed of on the next date by passing an order on 16.7.2008, even without affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Consequently, the impugned order cannot be sustained and the same is hereby set aside with a direction to the court below to give proper opportunity to the petitioner to place his case by way of rejoinder and also give an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Accordingly, the court below will now rehear the matter on section 24 of the Act and pass an order within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Accordingly, this application is allowed. Abhay ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)