SHUNALI GUPTA vs KANAL GUPTA

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$~99 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 06.05.2026 + CONT.CAS(C) 791/2026 SHUNALI GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Malvica Satija, Mr. Praveen Chauhan and Mr. Sarthak Sawhney, Advs. versus KANAL GUPTA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajesh Banati, Mr. Ashish Sareen and Mr. ADil Asghar, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA SACHIN DATTA, J. (ORAL) 1. In the present petition the petitioner alleges wilful disobedience/non- compliance by the respondent of the order dated 19.03.2026, passed by the Family Court, South East District, Saket Courts, Delhi in GP No.25/2025. 2. The petitioner and the respondent are estranged spouses and parents of a minor child born out of their wedlock in the year 2020. 3. The petitioner submits that she intended to travel with the minor child to the USA and Canada during summer vacations and that the child already possessed a valid USA Visa endorsed on her passport. However, it is alleged that since the respondent withheld the passport of the minor child, the petitioner was compelled to move an application before the concerned Family Court. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CONT.CAS(C) 791/2026 Page 1 of 4 By:CHINU LUTHRA Signing Date:08.05.2026 15:57:15 4. By way of order dated 19.03.2026, the Family Court directed the respondent to apply for renewal of the passport of the minor child before 23.03.2026 (passport was expiring on 25.03.2026), and that the petitioner shall cooperate with the respondent in the said process and provide her signatures wherever required. Pursuant thereto, the respondent was required to deposit the renewed passport before the Family Court. The respondent’s undertaking to renew the passport was also separately recorded by the Family Court. 5. The Court further directed that any pa