Family Court Lacks Authority to Issue Lookout Circulars for Enforcement of Maintenance Orders: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has categorically held that a Family Court has no jurisdiction to issue a Look Out Circular (LOC) while executing a maintenance order passed under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Court clarified that maintenance proceedings create a civil obligation, and coercive criminal measures like LOCs are wholly impermissible in such matters. Bench and Judicial Authority The judgment was delivered by Justice Lalitha Kanneganti,…
