In Brief
Ashi Kumar appealed a High Court decision allowing a writ petition that challenged a Family Court order requiring document production. The Supreme Court held that when a respondent gives an undertaking to the Family Court to produce documents, they remain bound by that undertaking unless expressly relieved by the Family Court. Writ petitions cannot be used to escape such undertakings. However, after producing ordered documents, a party may still argue their irrelevance, which the Family Court will assess on merit. The Court disposed of the appeal, reinforcing that undertakings to courts are binding obligations.
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