SC bid for settlement between couple,who filed 67 cases against each other

 An estranged couple from Bengaluru that drew shock and astonishment for filing 67 cases against each other have been told by the Supreme Court to make an attempt to decide and part happily as “friends” on a positive note.

A software engineer and his MBA wife have been asked by a bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and R Banumathi to adopt “a bit of positive thinking”.

When they recently appeared before the court with their eight-year-old son, the bench pointed out the irony by observing that they would have been a rare couple who made their child visit the Supreme Court.

The court tried to impress upon them to end their bitter fight. The bench also put the husband and wife to questions to get to know the problem between them. The judges also interacted with the class-III kid to know about his choice.

As charges and recrimination flew among them in the court, the bench said, “In order to enable the parties to work out a final solution to the entire problem and part as friends, it appears that they need some more time.”

 The bench rather sympathised with the “trauma” that they have undergone due to several litigations.

“Having regard to the background of the litigation, the educational background of the parties and the trauma that they have undergone through several litigations, we suggested that an attempt be made for everything to stop and to move forward with a bit of positive thinking,” the bench said.

 The court posted their matter for consideration on July 31. After hearing senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, appearing for husband and advocates Sanjay M Nuli and Sunil Shastry, representing the wife, the bench ordered them not to launch any civil or criminal case without specific permission from this court.

“Since we are making an attempt for settlement of the disputes between the parties amicably, there shall be stay of further proceedings in all other cases between the parties in all the fora in the country both civil and criminal,” the bench said.

Meanwhile, the court proposed for handing over custody of the child during vacations between May 7 and 27 to the father. The mother did not raise any objection over it.

 The Hindu couple got married in May, 2002 in Bengaluru. They went to the US, where a male child was born in 2009. The man obtained US citizenship and wife became green card holder. However, their relations turned sour. The woman came back to Bengaluru with their son. The man also followed her and went on to file 58 cases while the woman launched nine cases.