Kalyani Shankar Pandit v. Shankar P Rakesh Pandit
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 13 of 2026; Judge Abhay J. Mantri; decided April 17, 2026. Applicant-wife Kalyani Shankar Pandit sought transfer of husband Shankar P Rakesh Pandit's divorce petition (HMP/Petition No. A-1541 of 2025) from Family Court No.9, Pune to Family Court, Aurangabad. Application ALLOWED (prayer clause B) relying on N.C.V. Aishwarya v. A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha (AIR Online 2022 SC 1268) and Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure; rationale: wife without income, travel hardship, related Crime No.02 of 2025 (complaint dated 30.09.2024, Harsul Police Station) and maintenance proceedings already pending at Aurangabad; consolidation of proceedings for convenience of wife; Respondent filed no Affidavit-in-Reply. Keywords: transfer of matrimonial proceedings, convenience of the wife, ends of justice, Section 24 CPC, Family Court Pune to Aurangabad.