Urwashi S/O Sameer Somani v. Sameer S/O Ashok Somani
Case brief
What is this about?
Transfer of matrimonial proceeding allowed: wife-applicant (Akola, no independent income) obtains transfer of husband's Hindu Marriage Petition No. 956/2024 from Civil Judge Senior Division, Pune (~550 km) to Akola; respondent absent though served, contention unchallenged; parallel annulment proceedings by wife under Section 12(1)(a) Hindu Marriage Act pending in Family Court, Akola; both sets of proceedings to be kept on same date. Statutes: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; Section 12(1)(a) Hindu Marriage Act. Court: High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench; Judge: R. M. Joshi; Date: 13 June 2025.
What did the court decide?
Transfer of the Respondent/husband's Hindu Marriage Petition No. 956/2024, pending before the Civil Judge Senior Division, Pune, granted in terms of prayer clause (i) of the Application; the Applicant was further directed to ensure that the HMP 956/2024 proceedings and the pending annulment proceedings under the Hindu Marriage Act are kept on the same date.