SMT.KATTABOINA LAXMI & Anr. v. SMT KATTABOINA RADHA ANR
Case at a glance
Outcome
Dismissed
Appeal is dismissed as infructuous
Provisions considered
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 s. 151
- Guardian and Wards Act s. 15
Key paragraphs
- Para 55. In view of the aforesaid we are not granting adjournment. Since the minor children now attained majority, the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall also stand closed. Dated…
Judgment
Cause title
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 1108/2012 Between:
1. SMT.KATTABOINA LAXMI & ANR, W/O.RAMA RAO, HINDU R/O.CHATRAI [V] & [M], KRISHNA DISTRICT.
2. SRI KATTABOINA RAMA RAO, S/O.LATE NARAYANA, HINDU R/O.CHATRAI [V] & [M], KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...APPELLANT(S)
AND
1. SMT KATTABOINA RADHA ANR, W/O.SRINIVASA RAO, HINDU R/O.PRAGADAVARAM [V], CHINTAPALLI [M], WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.
2. SRI KATTABOINA RAO R/O.TYAGARAJU BUILDING, NUZIVIDU ROAD, VISSANNAPETA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. SRINVIASA S/O.RAMA RAO, ...RESPONDENT(S)
: Appeal Under Section_____against orders IA NO: 1 OF 2012(CMAMP 2115 OF 2012 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased fix an early date of hearing of CMA Counsel for the Appellant(S):
1. RAJA REDDY KONETI Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. M P V N V SASTRI The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 1108/2012
JUDGMENT:
(per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari) The petition filed by the paternal grand-parents seeking appointment as guardians of minor child or to appoint any other person as guardian of the minor child enabling them to look after welfare of the minor child under Section15 of Guardian and Wards Act was dismissed by the learned Principal District Judge at West Godavari, Eluru. Aggrieved by the same, the present appeal was preferred by the paternal grand-parents.
Request has been made on behalf of learned counsel for the appellants for adjournment.
During pendency of the appeal, the minor child attained majority.
Operative part
In view of the aforesaid we are not granting adjournment. Since the minor children now attained majority, the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall also stand closed. Dated: 20.12.2025 AG ____________________ RAVI NATH TILHARI,J _____________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM,J THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 1108/2012 Dated: 20.12.2025 AG
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: Appeal is dismissed as infructuous
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — s. 151; Guardian and Wards Act — s. 15.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 20 Dec 2025. The bench was RAVI NATH TILHARI, MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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