THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED C.R.P.No.3644 of 2010 ORDER This civil revision petition is directed against the order of status quo, dated 10.03.2010, passed by the Judge, Additional Family Court, Visakhapatnam, in I.A.No.87 of 2010 in O.P.No.715 of 2008 filed seeking to grant an ad interim injunction restraining the petitioner herein from marrying again pending disposal of the interlocutory applications. 2. The petitioner filed O.P.No.715 of 2008 against the respondent for dissolution of their marriage held on 29.11.2006 on the ground of cruelty and desertion. As the respondent called absent and set ex parte, the said OP was allowed on 20.02.2009 and an ex parte decree was passed dissolving their marriage. Thereafter, the respondent filed I.A.No.229 of 2009 seeking to set aside the ex parte decree along with I.A.No.228 of 2009 seeking to condone the delay in filing the application for setting aside the ex parte decree. Pending the said I.As., the respondent filed I.A.No.87 of 2010 for grant of an ad interim injunction restraining the petitioner from marrying again. The Court below passed the order of status quo on 10.03.2010. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed the present revision. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that when once a decree of divorce was passed, the Court below ought not to have granted status quo unless and until the delay in filing the application to set aside the ex parte decree is condoned. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent contended that the petitioner obtained an ex parte decree by making false allegations against the respondent and that no notice was served on her in the said O.P. He further contended that the marriage of the respondent with the petitioner took place on 27.09.2006 at Dehradun, but not on 29.11.2006 at Visakhapatnam and as such, the trial Court has no jurisdiction to grant a decree of divorce. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondent. 6. The petitioner states that his marriage with the respondent was solemnised at Visakhapatnam on 29.11.2006 and that he obtained a decree of divorce on 20.02.2009, whereas the respondent states that their marriage was solemnised at Dehradun on 27.09.2006 as per the provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 and she enclosed a Xerox copy of Certificate No.1340/2006 issued by the District Marriage Officer, Dehradun, along with the above said I.As. Admittedly, no notice was served on the respondent in the O.P. Further, the respondent filed cases against the petitioner for maintenance, restitution of conjugal right and under Domestic Violence Act in different Courts of Dehradun. 7. In view of the fact that the applications filed by the respondent seeking to condone the delay and to set aside the ex parte decree are pending before the Court below and in view of the nature of the proceedings and the relationship of the parties, I am of the opinion that the order of status quo passed by the Court below does not warrant any interference at this stage. 8. Accordingly, the Civil Revision Petition is dismissed. However, the Court below is directed to dispose of I.A.Nos.228 and 229 of 2009, expeditiously, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, status quo existing as on today shall be maintained. No order as to costs. _____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J Date:27.08.2010 sj