Bombay High Court
LEO INAS AUGUSTINE REBELLO S/O. SACRAMENT REBELLOversusEVITA REBELLO D/O. RUDOLF D SOUZA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petition is allowed to be withdrawn and the Family Court is directed to provide the video‑conferencing link if it had permitted the application.
Summary
Petitioner Leo Inas Augustine Rebello filed a writ petition seeking leave to withdraw the petition and to direct the Family Court to provide a video‑conferencing link for presenting evidence, as the Family Court had allowed the application but not supplied the link. The respondent did not appear. The High Court considered the petitioner's request and ordered that if the Family Court had indeed permitted the video‑conferencing application, it must furnish the link to the petitioner. Consequently, the petition was allowed to be withdrawn and all pending applications were disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to withdraw the writ petition.
- Whether the Family Court must be directed to provide a video‑conferencing link for evidence.
Subjects
- withdrawal of petition
- video conferencing evidence
- family court procedure
- court direction
Judgment
73-WP-6057-2024 (C).doc
N.S.Kamble
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 6057 OF 2024
Leo Inas Augustine Rebello S/o. Sacrament Rebello ...Petitioner
VERSUS
Evita Rebello D/o. Rudolf D Souza ...Respondent
____________________________________________________________
Mr.Vinay M. Bhate, for the Petitioner (Through V.C.).
NILAM
Digitally signed
by NILAM
SANTOSH
None, for the Respondent.
SANTOSH
KAMBLE
KAMBLE
Date: 2026.08.25
12:12:36 +0530
____________________________________________________________
CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
DATE : 24th AUGUST 2026
P.C. :
. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner. None present for the
Respondent.
2. The learned counsel for the Petitioner seeks leave to withdraw
this Petition and submit that the learned Family Court has allowed the
Petitioner’s Application to lead the evidence through Video Conferencing,
but Family Court has not providing link for that purpose. Hence, direction
be given to the Family Court to provide the link.
3. Considering the submission of the learned counsel for the
Petitioner, the Family Court if allowed the Application for leading the
evidence through Video Conferencing, the Family Court shall provide the
link to the Petitioner, and the matter is allowed to be withdrawn and
disposed of.
4. All pending Applications are disposed of.
(SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)
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