SANDHYA SHEKHAR ZANJARE vs SHEKHAR SURESH ZANJARE

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17 WP.121.2024.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.121 OF 2024 Sandhya Shekhar Zanjare Age :45 years, Occ: Household, Residing at C/o. Mukund Popat Petitioner Pawar, At post Lakhalgaon, Taluka and District: Nashik Versus Shekhar Suresh Zanjare Age : 55 years, Occ: Service Residing at Digvesh Apartment Respondent Bodhale Nagar, Plot No. 9-A Nashik Pune Road, Nashik Road, Nashik Mr. Nikhil M. Pujari, Advocate for the Petitioner. Ms Naiana P. Boraste a/w Mr. G.R. Agrawal, Advocates for the Respondent. CORAM: MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, J. DATED : 09th JUNE 2025 JUDGMENT 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith, the Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal with consent of the parties. 2. The Petitioner is challenging the Order dated 22 nd November 2023, passed by the Judge, Family Court, Below Exhibit – 73 in Page 1 of 16 09 June 2025 R.V.Patil 17 WP.121.2024.doc Petition No. A 534 of 2014, whereby the application for amendment of plaint as provided under Order VI Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 filed by the present Respondent has been allowed. 3. The Petitioner is the wife of the Respondent herein. They were married on 19th February 2006. After her marriage she started residing with her husband. Because of the matrimonial discord, the Respondent husband filed a petition for divorce under Section 13(1)(i-a)(i-b) of the Hindu Marriage Act. The divorce proceedings were filed on 08th December 2014. The Petitioner filed her reply to the Petition for divorce on 02nd November 2015. Thereafter the affidavit in lieu of evidence was filed by the applicant husband on 07th October 2017. After filing of affidavit in lieu of evidence, the Respondent herein filed an application under Order VI Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Pro