GAUTAM MEHRA vs SONIA MEHAR

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$~42 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 13.08.2025 + MAT.APP.(F.C.) 255/2024 GAUTAM MEHRA .....Appellant Through: Ms. Malavika Rajkotia, Mr. Mayank Grover and Ms. Sara Singh, Advocates with Appellant in person. versus SONIA MEHRA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Prashant Mehndiratta, Adv. with Respondent in-person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR % JUDGEMENT (ORAL) ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. CM APP. 49890/2025[For suspension of visitation arrangements] 1. The present application has been filed by the Appellant (the father of the 02 children) under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking suspension of visitation arrangements prescribed vide Order dated 12.09.2024. 2. The learned Family Court vide Order dated 07.08.2024 granted custody of the children to their Mother/Respondent herein, while granting visitation rights to the Father/Appellant. Against the said Order, the Appellant preferred the present Appeal, which is pending Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI MAT.APP.(F.C.) 255/2024 Page 1 of 5 NARAYAN Signing Date:20.08.2025 12:04:27 adjudication before this Court. 3. The present Appeal came up for hearing for the first time on 12.08.2024 and the following order was passed: “MAT.APP.(F.C.) 255/2024 & CMAPPL. 46006/2024 5. This appeal is preferred against the judgment and order dated 07.08.2024 passed by Ms Shunali Gupta, learned Judge-02, Family Courts, District South, Saket Courts, New Delhi. 6. Via the impugned judgment and order, the Family Court has issued the following operative directions which are contained in paragraph fifteen (15) of the impugned judgment and order. 6.1 For convenience, the directions are extracted hereafter: “15. Thus, exercising the parens patriae jur