Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction; MCA 61/2025, Umar Matin Shaikh (applicant-husband) v. Afsana Umar Shaikh (respondent-wife); Coram: Rajesh S. Patil, J.; decided 14 October 2025. Transfer of child-custody proceeding: wife's Cri.MA/539/2024 under Section 6, Muslim Women (Protection of Right on Marriage) Act, 2019 (JMFC Cantonment, Pune) transferred to Family Court, Pune and tagged with husband's Petition D No. 58/2024 under Section 25, Guardian and Wards Act, 1890 r/w Family Court Act s. 7(1)(g), for permanent custody of minor son Aadam; both petitions contain identical prayers; consolidated hearing by the same Judge, expedited; prayer clause (a) not pressed; domestic violence proceeding before JMFC Cantonment, Pune noted (per counsel's submission) to continue there. Advocates: Sufyaan Mansuri i/b Ajinkya Udane (applicant); Abdul Kadar Millwala (respondent).
What did the court decide?
Transfer of Cri.MA/539/2024 (wife's custody proceeding under Section 6 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Right on Marriage) Act, 2019) to the Family Court at Pune, to be tagged and heard along with Petition D No. 58/2024 (husband's custody petition) by one and the same Judge, with the hearing expedited; prayer clause (a) not pressed; application disposed of accordingly.