Poonam Hitesh Gaikwad v. Hitesh Chandramohan Gaikwad
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Kamal Khata, J., 8 July 2025), Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 25 of 2025: transfer of matrimonial proceedings under Section 24 CPC; husband's divorce petition A-147/2024 under Section 13(1)(ia) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 moved from Family Court Thane to Family Court Bandra on ground of convenience of wife; reliance on N.C.V. Aishwarya v. A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha, 2022 SCC OnLine 1199; wife unemployed and resident of Prabhadevi, husband resident of Qatar and non-appearing; video conferencing liberty for respondent; transfer within four weeks, notice within three weeks; wife's earlier petitions A-526/2023 (Section 9 HMA restitution of conjugal rights) and E 64/2023 (Section 125 CrPC maintenance) pending at Bandra.
What did the court decide?
Transfer of Marriage Petition No. A-147/2024 (divorce petition under section 13(1)(ia), Hindu Marriage Act, 1955) from the Family Court, Thane to the Family Court, Bandra; transfer to be effected within four weeks, with notice to the parties preferably within three weeks of receipt of the papers and proceedings; liberty for the Respondent to seek appearance via video conferencing before the Family Court, Bandra.