HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO. 1776 OF 2010 ORAL ORDER: This Civil Revision Petition has been filed aggrieved by the docket order-dated 19.3.2010 passed in I.A.No. 57 of 2009 in O.P.No. 215 of 2009 by the Family Court, Visakhapatnam. The main grievance of the petitioner is that the Court below issued Non-bailable Warrant (NBW) against the petitioner without affording any opportunity to him alleging non-payment of arrears to the respondents herein, who are wife and son of the petitioner. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and also perused the material made available on record. Non-bailable warrants can be issued without giving any notice in extraordinary circumstances of the case where there is a clear dereliction of duties. But in this particular case the petitioner has not paid the maintenance and was called absent and therefore NBW were issued. Now, the petitioner requests that if some time is granted to him he will pay the entire arrears of maintenance. Therefore, before proceeding against the petitioner by issuing non-bailable warrants, the Court below ought to have given a notice or an opportunity to him. In the circumstances, the Civil Revision Petition is allowed and the impugned docket order dated 19.3.2010 passed in I.A.No. 57 of 2009 is set aside. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J DATE: 10.12.2010 KA