Soniya Nitesh Pimpale Alias Soniya Ashok Sathe v. Nitesh Prakash Pimpale
Case brief
What is this about?
Inter-Family-Court transfer of matrimonial litigation; wife's Misc. Civil Application (24 MCA/27/2026) to shift husband's divorce petition (Petition No. A-430/2025) from Family Court Thane to Family Court Pune allowed in terms of prayer clause (a) on husband's no-objection consent; respondent-husband permitted video-conferencing attendance at Pune with mandatory in-person attendance as directed by the presiding Judge; applicant's counsel ordered to communicate order to Thane Family Court and file affidavit within two weeks; Registrar (Judicial-I) to circulate order by e-mail; Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction; Rajesh S. Patil, J.; decided 18 February 2026; no statutory provision or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Prayer clause (a) granted: the respondent-husband's divorce petition (Petition No. A-430/2025) pending before the Family Court at Thane to be transferred to the Family Court at Pune within four weeks; respondent permitted to attend the Pune proceedings through video conferencing, attending in person whenever the Judge handling the matter so directs; the applicant's counsel to convey the order to the Family Court at Thane and file an affidavit to that effect within two weeks; Registrar (Judicial-I) to circulate the order to the concerned Courts by e-mail.