any divorce petition was filed by the respondent, and the applicant though qualified, is dependent on her father. It is not in dispute that her father had undergone an eye surgery and is on medication and also has been advised surgery for fissure and piles and therefore cannot accompany the applicant to travel to Nashik for the purpose of attending the Court there. Therefore even though the applicant may be having some resources to travel to Nashik, however, considering her father’s condition of not being able to accompany her due to his health condition is an important factor to be taken into account while considering the convenience of the wife. In a country like India, important decisions such as marriage, divorce are still taken with the guidance and blessings of elders in the family. For a lady to travel alone for the proceedings to a Court where the fate of her marriage is going to be decided without any family member would definitely be a matter of concern and cause not only physical inconvenience but also emotional and psychological inconvenience. The respondent would also no doubt be undergoing panic and anxiety as referred to in the reply, however, as observed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in case of Rajani Kishor Pardeshi (supra) that in these type of matters, it is the convenience of the wife that is to be preferred over the convenience of the husband.
