3.It is observed that the application has been filed by the wife for
transfer of the Divorce Petition filed by the Respondent - husband in
Pune to the Court of Civil Judge Senior Division at Barshi, District
Solapur. Mr. Morbale, learned counsel for the Applicant - wife would
submit that earlier the Respondent - husband had filed a petition for
restitution of conjugal rights in Pune which was withdrawn and thereafter
the subject Divorce Petition has been filed in Pune. Prior to the filing of
the Divorce Petition, the Applicant-wife had already filed domestic
violence proceedings against the Respondent and his family on 21st April,
2022 in Barshi. Referring to the additional affidavit, learned counsel
would submit that the Applicant is unemployed. That her father retired
in the year 2014 as a Class-III employee from the PWD department. That
her mother owns land of around 50 ARE which was purchased 8 years
back, however, due to drought not much is earned from the said land.
That the mother is a homemaker and solely dependent on the father.
That the Applicant has no independent source of income and is dependent
on the father and on his pension. That she has a brother who is married
and living separately.
