Vaishnavi W/O Kaustubh Rane v. Kaustubh S/O Prakash Rane
Case brief
What is this about?
Transfer of matrimonial proceeding on grounds of wife's convenience and hardship; Hindu Marriage Petition No. A-680/2023, Family Court Nagpur, sought to be moved to Amravati (approx. 150 km); wife without independent income; PWDVA Case No. 178/2023 pending at Amravati; concurrent listing of both proceedings on same date; respondent served but absent and unrepresented; Hindu Marriage Act 1955; Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005; MCA (Transfer) 534 of 2024; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; R. M. Joshi, J.; decided 13-06-2025.
What did the court decide?
Transfer of Hindu Marriage Petition No. A-680/2023 granted in terms of prayer clause (i); Applicant directed to ensure that the Hindu Marriage Petition and the Domestic Violence Act proceedings (No. 178/2023) are kept for hearing on the same date; Misc. Civil Application disposed of in those terms.