Bombay High Court
SNEHASIS RASHBIHARI BATABYALversusDOLEN ACHARYA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Partly Allowed
Holding
The court held that the stay of the direction granting the father access to the child was not warranted.
Summary
The mother, Dolen Acharya, filed a writ petition seeking a stay of the court’s earlier direction that granted the father access to their child. She claimed to have informed the father’s counsel by email of her concerns. The court considered whether the stay should be granted. After reviewing the reasons recorded in the earlier judgment, the court found no merit to the request. Consequently, the prayer for a stay was rejected. The order was pronounced on 1 September 2026 by Justice Gauri Godse.
Issues considered
- Whether the mother is entitled to a stay of the direction granting the father access to the child
Subjects
- stay of order
- child custody
- access to child
- family law
- writ petition
Judgment
1-WP-14746-2024.docx
rrpillai IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 14746 OF 2024
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 14317 OF 2024
WITH
CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 474 OF 2025
Snehasis Rashbihari Batabyal … Petitioners
Vs.
Dolen Acharya … Respondent
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 7796 OF 2025
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 9137 OF 2025
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 236 OF 2026
WITH
WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 18398 OF 2026
Dolen Acharya … Petitioner
Vs.
Snehasis Rashbihar Batabyal … Respondent
Ms. Dolen Acharya for the Petitioner – mother in
WP/7796/2025 and for Respondent in WP/14746/2025.
CORAM : GAURI GODSE, J.
DATE : 1st SEPTEMBER 2026
ORDER :
1. After the judgment is pronounced, the mother has
mentioned the matter in the second session. She submits
that she has intimated the learned advocate for the father by
email about this mentioning. She seeks stay of the directions
Digitally signed
by
RAJESHWARI RAJESHWARI
RAMESH issued to grant access to the father to meet the child.
RAMESH PILLAI
PILLAI Date:
2026.09.01
20:02:31 +0530
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1-WP-14746-2024.docx
2. For the reasons recorded by me in the judgment, the
prayer for stay is rejected.
[GAURI GODSE, J.]
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