Swati Rahul Puri v. Rahul Badrinarayan Puri
Case brief
What is this about?
Transfer of petition under Section 24 CPC principles; Petition No. 349 of 2023 Family Court Aurangabad sought to be moved to Civil Judge Senior Division Panvel; grounds: ~350 km distance, overnight journey, aged parents, minor daughter in 6th standard at Panvel school; reliance on N.C.V. Aishwarya v. A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 1199 (para 9) — wife's convenience the preliminary consideration in matrimonial transfer pleas; respondent served but absent; interim relief granted in terms of prayer clause (b); adjourned to 26 September 2025; Bombay High Court, Rajesh S. Patil, J.; MCA 91/2024; ex-parte interim protection.
What did the court decide?
Interim relief granted in terms of prayer clause (b) of the application (contents of that prayer clause are not set out in the order); interim protection given to the applicant in view of the respondent's service and non-appearance; matter stood over to 26 September 2025 for further consideration of the transfer application.