:1: :1: :1: IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1395 OF 2008 Mrs.Snehlata Kishor Katigar ...Petitioners Versus Mr.Kishor Bhojraj Katigar ....Respondents ====== Mr.Vaibhav Punekar i/by. Mr.Rahul Kolnoorkar, Adv. for the petitioners. Respondent present in person. CORAM: S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATED: 29TH FEBRUARY,2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. : : : 1. Mentioned. Not on board. 2. By consent of the petitioner and respondent who is appearing in person, taken up for final disposal. 3. The petitioner is aggrieved by an order passed by the Family court refusing to grant an adjournment and permission to cross-examine the husband, who is the respondent before me. :2: :2: :2: 4. The Family Court has observed that several adjournments have been granted in the past, but, neither the petitioner nor her Advocate has remained present. The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner states that on two occasions, the petitioner was required to attend to the child as his exams were due. 5. After perusing the petition and the Annexures thereto, including the impugned order and in the light of the fact that several adjournments have been granted, the matter cannot be kept pending as desired by the petitioner-wife. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks one last opportunity and states that within a period of one week from today, the petitioner will cross examine the respondent-husband and will not seek any further adjournments. In the light of the above, the following order would meet the ends of justice. 6. The parties to appear before the concerned Family court on 10.3.2008 on which date both the Respondent :3: :3: :3: and petitioner should remain present alongwith their Advocates. The petitioner shall be allowed to cross-examine the Respondent-Husband. If the petitioner or her Advocate is absent on 10.3.2008, then the right of the petitioner to cross-examine the Husband stands forfeited and no further Application in that behalf will be entertained. This order is passed with a view to enable the petitioner-wife to avail of the last opportunity. Considering that petition filed in the Family Court is pending since 2004, the Family Court to endeavour and dispose off the same by 31.10.2008. ********