J.Venkata Gopal @ Venkateswararao v. Government of India
Case at a glance
Outcome
Dismissed
In the circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed for
Provisions considered
- Family Courts Act ss. 13, 20
- Constitution of India arts. 14, 15, 19, 21, 38, 39
- Advocates Act, 1961
- IV of the Advocates Act, 1961
- Family Courts Act, 1984 s. 13
Judgment
Operative part
O R D E R This Writ Petition is filed with a prayer as follows:
… Hon’ble High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ or order or direction particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the Sec.13 and 20 of Family Courts Act as null and void by virtue of Art 13 of Constitution of India and further declare the Sec.13 of the Act as illegal, voilative of Principles of natural justice, contrary to the Statutory Acts, effecting the Fundamental rights of the Petitioner in particular and public at large in general, besides voilative of Arts.14, 15, 21, 19, 38 & 39 of the Constitution of India besides discriminative in nature and further declare the rights of legal Practioner also indirectly taking away by overriding the Advocates Act, 1961 which is unconstitutional and contrary to the Statutory rights of a Legal Practioner to Practice in any court or before any authority or Tribunal under Chapter IV of the Advocates Act, 1961 and further direct the Family Courts to expedite the Matrimonial Disputes by fixing a time limit in the interest of justice and further declare the rejecting the rights of the Petitioner to appoint an advocate/s of his choice by the Family court by virtue of Sec.13 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 as illegal, unconstitutional and violative of principles of natural justice and pass such other …
When the matter is taken up today, none appears for the petitioner and there is no representation on his behalf. In the circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. 29th MARCH, 2006 PGS ----------------------------------- JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR WRIT PETITION No.19322 OF 1995 29th MARCH, 2006
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: In the circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed for
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Family Courts Act — ss. 13, 20; Constitution of India — arts. 14, 15, 19, 21, 38, 39; Advocates Act, 1961; IV of the Advocates Act, 1961; Family Courts Act, 1984 — s. 13.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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