The Supreme Court today granted three more months to a family court for adjudicating the dispute between ace tennis player Leander Paes and his estranged live-in partner Rhea Pillai in a maintenance case.
The top court had on July 18 last year referred the matter back to a family court and directed it to adjudicate the dispute between the two within six months after they had failed to settle their issues amicably.
A bench of Justices Adarsh Goel and U U Lalit granted three more months to the family court to complete the proceedings after time was sought as trial in the case had not been completed in six months as directed by the apex court.
On July 18 last year, the apex court had said, "We are of the view that the entirety of the case, instead of any particular issue as a preliminary issue, may be decided by the trial court. Hearing of the matter may be expedited and as far as possible the proceedings be completed within a period of six months."
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