Seema Prafulla Mahale @ Seema Gorakh Jagtap v. Prafulla Dhudku Mahale
Case brief
What is this about?
Transfer of matrimonial and custody proceedings; Family Court Dhule to Family Court Nashik; convenience of wife residing at Nashik; Section 9 Hindu Marriage Act restitution of conjugal rights; Petition (D) No. 02/2023 child custody; prior transfer of Section 125 CrPC maintenance petition (E) No. 12/2023 via Criminal Application No. 1017/2025 between same parties; propriety and consistency; advanced stage objection overruled; video conferencing for respondent-husband; compensation for adjournments; Manoj Sattyavijay MCA 312/2024 (Bombay) distinguished; Kishore C. Sant, J.; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; neutral citation 2025:BHC-AUG:24890; MCA 8/2025 decided 15 September 2025.
What did the court decide?
Misc. Civil Application allowed in terms of prayer clause (B): the three proceedings (Petition A. No. 38/2022, Petition No. A 337/2022 and Petition (D) No. 02/2023) stand transferred from the Family Court, Dhule to the Family Court, Nashik, to be taken along with Petition (E) No. 12/2023 already transferred there; the respondent-husband's request to appear through video conferencing to be liberally considered; the applicant-wife not to seek unnecessary adjournments, failing which the Court may pass an order compensating the respondent-husband if he remains personally present; with this the application stood disposed of.