Kannan vs Kaleeswari — 5263/2025

Court Summary The Principal District Judge at Tiruvallur allowed a petition to condone a 355-day delay in filing a criminal appeal against a domestic violence order that had directed the petitioner to pay monthly maintenance of Rs. 3,500 and compensation of Rs. 3,00,000. The court accepted the petitioner's explanation that family hardship—caring for his paralyzed father—prevented timely appeal filing, finding no prejudice to the respondent since the matter would be decided on merits. The petition was granted conditionally upon payment of Rs. 2,500 costs to the District Mediation Centre. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.