ROHITH THAMMANA GOWDA versus RAJINI NALINI RAMESH

ROHITH THAMMANA GOWDA versus RAJINI NALINI RAMESH

The Court directed by way of an additional direction (No. 18(v)) that the petitioner-husband shall not take any coercive steps against the respondent-wife in any proceedings pending in the Superior Court of Washington, County of King, United States of America, and directed the parties to file a joint application before that court for mirroring the judgment dated 29.07.2022.

Parties
Petitioner Husband: ROHITH THAMMANA GOWDA; Respondent Wife: RAJINI NALINI RAMESH
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
14 September 2022
Procedural Posture
Contempt Petition (conmt. Pet.(c) No. 461/2022 in C.a. No. 4987/2022) / Order
Outcome
Additional direction issued restraining petitioner from taking coercive steps in specified foreign proceedings and directing parties to seek a mirror order in the Superior Court of Washington, County of King, USA; matter listed after 10 days.
Legal Topics
Mirroring Judgment, Coercive Measures, Foreign Court Proceedings
Contempt of Court Civil Procedure Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Mirroring Judgment Coercive Measures Foreign Court Proceedings

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Parties

ROHITH THAMMANA GOWDA

Petitioner Husband

RAJINI NALINI RAMESH

Respondent Wife

Procedural Posture

Contempt Petition (conmt. Pet.(c) No. 461/2022 in C.a. No. 4987/2022) / Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the petitioner-husband should be restrained from taking coercive steps against the respondent-wife in proceedings pending in the Superior Court of Washington, County of King, United States of America
  2. 2 Whether the parties should be directed to file a joint application before the Superior Court of Washington, County of King, United States of America for mirroring the judgment dated 29.07.2022

Ratio Decidendi

The Court directed by way of an additional direction (No. 18(v)) that the petitioner-husband shall not take any coercive steps against the respondent-wife in any proceedings pending in the Superior Court of Washington, County of King, United States of America, and directed the parties to file a joint application before that court for mirroring the judgment dated 29.07.2022.

Court Disposition

Additional direction issued restraining petitioner from taking coercive steps in specified foreign proceedings and directing parties to seek a mirror order in the Superior Court of Washington, County of King, USA; matter listed after 10 days.

Orders

  • The petitioner-husband shall not take any coercive steps against the respondent-wife in any of the proceedings pending in the Superior Court of Washington, County of King, United States of America (Direction No. 18(v) to the judgment dated 29.07.2022).
  • The parties shall file a joint application before the Superior Court of Washington, County of King, United States of America duly signed by their respective counsel for mirroring the judgment dated 29.07.2022.