Karnataka High Court
WA/1660/2025 of SMT. RATHI KARTHEEK Vs SRI. SANJEEV RAVINDRAN on 28 August 2026
CNR: KAHC010657472025 NC: 2026:KHC:46613-DB WA No. 1660 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1660 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: 1.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
WRIT APPEAL NO. 1660 OF 2025 (GM-FC)
BETWEEN:
1.
SMT. RATHI KARTHEEK
AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS
W/O SRI SANJEEV RAVINDRAN
20400 VIA PAVISO, A24
CALIFORNIA 95014
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
…APPELLANT
(BY SRI G.S. VENKAT SUBBARAO, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
SRI SANJEEV RAVINDRAN
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
S/O SRI RAVINDRAN
NO.PLH 15183
PRESTIGE LAKESIDE HABIT
SH 35, DEVASTHANAGALU
GUNJUR VILLAGE
BENGALURU - 560 087
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI ANITHA R., ADVOCATE)
Digitally
signed by K
P SWETHA
Location:
High Court
of Karnataka
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THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE
KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE
RECORDS IN W.P. NO.474/2025 (GM-FC) FROM THE FILE OF
LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF
KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU AND SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED
ORDER DATED 17/07/2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE
JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, IN W.P.
NO.474/2025, BY ALLOWING THE ABOVE APPEAL & ETC.
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
and
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
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ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)
1. The appellant has filed the present appeal impugning an order dated 17.07.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.474/2025 (GM-FC).
2. The appellant had preferred the said petition impugning an order dated 16.12.2024 passed by the VI Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru [Family Court], whereby the
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appellant's application for appointing the court commissioner to examine the appellant through video conferencing was rejected.
3. The learned Single Judge had noted that the children were aged 14 and 16 years and therefore, the contention that the appellant could not travel even for a short period of time on account of her minor children, was not accepted.
4. The present appeal involves a threshold question as to its maintainability. However, notwithstanding the same, the learned counsel for the parties state that the appellant's application for examination through video conference may be considered strictly in accordance with the "Rules for video conferencing of courts" [the Rules].
5. In view of the above, we dispose of the present appeal reserving liberty to the appellant to file an appropriate application before the learned Family Court for recording of evidence through video conferencing strictly in accordance with the Rules. If such an application is made, the learned Family Court shall consider the same in accordance with law, uninfluenced by the earlier order
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rejecting such application and shall endeavor to conclude the proceedings as early as possible.
6. Pending interlocutory application stands disposed of.
Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE
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