Actor Moushumi moves HC for access to daughter in coma

Court directs son-in-law to file affidavit in response to plea

November 24, 2018 07:48 am | Updated 07:48 am IST - Mumbai

FOR: DAILY: THE HINDU: ATTN: MUKUND PADMANABHAN: Film actress Moushumi Chatrrjee Congress candidate for Kolkata North East entering West Bengal Pradesh Congress office in Central Kolkata on Monday. Photo: Sushanta Patronobish.05.04.04.

FOR: DAILY: THE HINDU: ATTN: MUKUND PADMANABHAN: Film actress Moushumi Chatrrjee Congress candidate for Kolkata North East entering West Bengal Pradesh Congress office in Central Kolkata on Monday. Photo: Sushanta Patronobish.05.04.04.

Actor Moushumi Chatterjee on Thursday approached the Bombay High Court seeking access to her comatose daughter and a direction to her son-in-law to let her attend to her daughter.

Senior counsel Beni Chatterjee, appearing for the actor, mentioned the petition before a Division Bench of Justices B.P. Dharmadhikari and S.V. Kotwal. The Bench posted the case for hearing on Saturday. The court also directed Ms. Chatterjee’s son-in-law, Dicky Mehta, to file his affidavit in response to the petition. According to the actor’s petition, Mr. Mehta married Payal Chatterjee in 2010. Payal then suffered from a serious illness and was admitted last year to a hospital where Ms. Chatterjee and other family members met her and took care of her, the plea said.

A few months ago, Mr. Mehta and his family got Payal, who is in a comatose state, discharged and started treating her at their residence in Khar, the plea said.

The actor has claimed that since then neither she nor any of her family members have been allowed to meet Payal.

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