MANVI HORA vs ABHINAV BATRA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 3rd December , 2025 CM(M) 2326/2025, CM APPL. 75356/2025 & CM APPL. 75357/2025 MANVI HORA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Uttam Datt, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikas Rohtagi, Ms. Sonakshi Singh, Ms. Aastha Vashist, Mr. Pankaj Rohilla and Mr. Neeraj Singh, Advocates versus ABHINAV BATRA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Prashant Mendiratta, Mr. Sanchit Saini, Ms. Avni Soni, Ms. Vaishnavi Saxena, Ms. Sakshi Jain, Ms. Sneha Mathew and Ms. A. Sharma, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner is defending a divorce petition filed by her husband. Her husband (respondent herein) entered into witness box and was cross-examined further in terms of the direction given, earlier, by this Court vide order dated 04.08.2025 passed in CM(M) 1433/2025. 2. It will be worthwhile to mention that earlier also, the petitioner had approached this Court with prayer that recording of evidence be done before the learned Family Court, instead of it being before Local Commissioner. However, this Court did not find any substance in such prayer and while disposing of the earlier petition on 04.08.2025, on the basis of as