HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH CIVIL REVISON PETITION No. 4640 OF 2009 Thursday, the Twenty Third Day of December, Two Thousand and Ten Between Sri I.Srinivasa Rao Petitioner AND Smt. I.Jayanthi Respondent ORAL ORDER: The petitioner is the husband of the respondent and their marriage took place on 9.3.2000 at Visakhapatnam. The petitioner is a practicing advocate at Hyderabad and the respondent is an employee in LIC at Visakhapatnam. After marriage, they were blessed with a female child by name I.V.V.N. Vishali, born on 25.1.2002 and now aged about nine years. It is stated that some difference arose between them and the respondent subjected the petitioner to all sorts of mental and physical harassment with her callous, adament and negligent behaviour. However, out of love and affection, the respondent shifted his practice to Visakhapatnam. Inspite of the same, the respondent is totally negligent towards the petitioner and her child and she is living separately with the child. Therefore, he filed G.O.P. No. 492 of 2009 for the custody of the minor daughter. Pending disposal of the O.P., the petitioner filed I.A. No. 153 of 2009 in the said GOP No.492 of 2009, seeking to give interim custody of the child atleast twice in a week i.e. on Saturdays and Sundays till disposal of the main O.P. The said I.A. was dismissed by the impugned order dated 10.7.2009 on the ground that the allegation made against the wife that she married one Y.V.Mahidhar, her office colleague, is without any proof or document and that the minor daughter is aged eight years and nearing puberty shortly and, as such, it is necessary for the mother to keep custody of her daughter especially when she attains puberty. Aggrieved by the said order, the present Civil Revision Petition is filed. Inspite of service of notice none appeared for the respondent. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the opinion that the petitioner being natural guardian is entitled for the visiting rights pending disposal of the G.O.P.No. 492 of 2009 filed for custody of the minor child. Accordingly, the impugned order is modified permitting the petitioner to have visiting rights of her daughter I.V.V.N.Vishali, in the house of the respondent on every Saturday and Sunday in between 4.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. The Civil Revision Petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ___________________ Justice V.Eswaraiah December 23, 2010 MAS