THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU Civil Revision Petition No.839 of 2011 ORDER: 1 This revision is directed against the docket order in I.A.No.975 of 2010 in O.P.No.389 of 2010 dated 20.12.2010 on the file of the court of the Judge, Family Court at Hyderabad. 2 By virtue of the impugned order, the court below directred that the application filed under Order IX Rule 7 CPC to set aside the ex parte order dated 19.10.2010 shall be allowed subject to the appearance of the petitioner before the court on 05.02.2011, failing which the petition shall stand dismissed. That order has not been complied with. 3 The learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petition was filed within the statutory period, that the petitioner is agreeable for divorce, but with the limited extent of contesting the maintenance he may be permitted to contest, and that there is no chance for reconciliation and it is very difficult for the petitioner to come all the way from the United States and therefore prayed to set aside the impugned order insisting for his appearance. 4 The learned counsel for the respondent contended that under the Family Courts Act, the parties must be present in the court either for reconciliation or for proceeding for trial of the matter and hence the order impugned in this revision needs no interference. 5 In view of the fact that the presence of the petitioner is very much essential for further proceedings in the divorce OP, the petitioner cannot be permitted to give G.P.A. to his brother. Hence the presence of the petitioner must be necessary in the trial court, to resolve the dispute. Therefore, the petitioner is directed to appear before the trial court on or before 10.10.2011, failing which the order of ex parte shall stand confirmed. The trial court is directed to post the matter on 10.10.2011. 7 The revision is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ________________ K.C. BHANU, J. 06.09.2011 Kvsn