1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7748 OF 2006 Mrs. Neelambari Narendra Bhosale ......Petitioner. V/s The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ....... Respondents. ---- Mr. P.K. Dhakephalkar, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Suresh M. Sabrad for the Petitioner. Mr. V.P. Malwankar, Assistant Government Pleader, for the Respondents - State. Mr. Rajesh N. Kachare for Respondent No.2. ---- CORAM: H.S. BEDI, C.J., & V.M.KANADE, J. DATE : DECEMBER, 7, 2006 P.C. We are indeed surprised by the conduct of Dr. Smt. S.D. Joshi, Principal Judge of the Family Court . On 4/9/2006, a Division Bench of this Court had directed that six applications marked as Exhibits “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, “E” & “F” dated 28/8/1998, 6/2/2002, 18/5/2005, 13/9/2005, 8/3/2006 and 22/2/2000 respectively should be decided by the the learned Principal Judge of the Family Court, expeditiously 2 and, in any event on or before 9/10/2006 and she was also called upon to furnish an explanation as to why the aforesaid applications were pending since long. It appears that despite this order, the learned Principal Judge has observed in her order dated 7/10/2006 that one of the applications be disposed of with the main petition. This is clearly contrary to the express directive of the Division Bench of this Court in its order dated 4/9/2006. We are also informed by the learned Counsel for the parties that the proceedings in the main divorce petition are going to take place today which clearly shows, prima facie, that this Order of Division Bench has again been flouted by the Principal Judge. It is also clear from the subsequent explanation which she has furnished vide communication dated 3/10/2006 that the applications referred to by the Division Bench were to be disposed of by 9th October 2006 and some are still pending and no cogent reasons were given as to why this has not been done. We have also observed that in another Writ Petition No.4820 of 2006 this Court by Order dated 11/10/2006 had directed that the 3 applications be decided within four months which period was reduced to two months by order dated 18/10/2006 and in case the applications were not decided within the aforesaid period, liberty to make an application to revive the said petition was given. Despite this direction, yet again, some of the applications have remained undecided and, as already mentioned above, proceedings in the main divorce petition are going on nevertheless. We are, therefore, of the opinion that this matter needs to be put up on the Administrative Side before the Chief Justice. We also direct that the proceedings before Dr. Smt. S.D. Joshi, Principal Judge, Family Court, shall stand transferred to the Judge immediately below in seniority to the Principal Judge of the Family Court. CHIEF JUSTICE V.M. KANADE, J.