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Renuka Pritam Salunke v. Pritam Sanjay Salunke

Bombay HC22 Jan 2026MCA/270/2025

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What is this about?

Transfer of matrimonial/divorce proceedings at wife's instance; Misc. Civil Application No. 270 of 2025; H.M.P. No.20 of 2025 moved from Civil Judge Senior Division, Karjat, District Ahmednagar to Family Court, Beed; mediation failure report marked “X” (order dated 22.01.2026); liberty to husband to appear via video conferencing; reliance on N.C.V. Aishwarya v. A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha, Civil Appeal No.4894/2022, Supreme Court order dated 18.07.2022; Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Y. G. Khobragade, J.; decided March 12, 2026; neutral citation 2026:BHC-AUG:10821.

What did the court decide?

H.M.P. No.20 of 2025 withdrawn from the file of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Karjat and transferred to the file of the Family Court, Beed; non-applicant permitted to appear through video conferencing; order to be communicated to both Courts.

Renuka Pritam Salunke vs Pritam Sanjay Salunke — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether H.M.P. No.20 of 2025 (divorce petition filed by the husband) should be transferred from the file of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Karjat, District Ahmednagar, to the file of the Family Court, Beed, at the instance of the wife.

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Court's answer

Considering the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in N.C.V. Aishwarya v. A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha (Civil Appeal No.4894/2022, order dated 18.07.2022), it is just and proper to withdraw H.M.P. No.20 of 2025 from the file of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Karjat and transfer it to the Family Court, Beed.

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Ratio / Principle

The non-applicant (husband) is at liberty to appear through video conferencing before the Family Court, Beed, if he is unable to attend the proceedings personally.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Wife's transfer application allowed: Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench (Y. G. Khobragade, J.; order dated March 12, 2026) transferred the husband's divorce petition, H.M.P. No.20 of 2025, from the file of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Karjat (District Ahmednagar) to the Family Court, Beed. The marriage was solemnized on 15.02.2021 at Shriram Mangal Karyalaya, Beed; subsequent marital discord led the husband (non-applicant) to seek divorce at Karjat. After mediation failed (failure report taken on record and marked “X” pursuant to order dated 22.01.2026), and the non-applicant having filed no reply denying the application's contents, the Court, applying the Supreme Court's order dated 18.07.2022 in N.C.V. Aishwarya v. A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha (Civil Appeal No.4894/2022), held the transfer just and proper and granted the non-applicant liberty to appear through video conferencing before the Family Court, Beed.

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946-MCA-270-2025.odt

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2026:BHC-AUG:10821

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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946 MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 270 OF 2025

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RENUKA PRITAM SALUNKE

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VERSUS

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PRITAM SANJAY SALUNKE

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Mr. S. E. Shekade, Advocate for the Applicant

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Mr. Vyankatesh A. Patil h/f Mr. Sushant B. Choudhari, Advocate for the Respondent

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CORAM : Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, J.

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DATE : March 12, 2026

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PER COURT :-

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Heard the learned counsel for the applicant and the non-applicant.

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By the present application, the applicant / wife is seeking transfer of H.M.P. No.20 of 2025, from the file of learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Karjat, District Ahmednagar, to the file of learned Family Court, Beed.

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In pursuance of the order dated 22.01.2026, the

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Mediator submitted mediation failure report, which is taken on

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record and marked as “X” for identification.

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Since the mediation is failed, the parties are hereby called

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upon to argue the matter on merit.

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In the case in hand, the marriage between the applicant and the non-applicant was solemnized on 15.02.2021 as per the customs and rites prevailing in their society, at Shriram Mangal Karyalaya, Beed. After the marriage, the applicant cohabited with the non-applicant at her matrimonial house. Initially for some days, there were cordial relations between the applicant and the non-applicant. However, subsequently, there are marital discard between them, which resulted in filing of H.M.P. No.20 of 2025 by the non-applicant before the learned Civil Judge, Senior Divisiion, Karjat, wherein decree of divorce has been sought. The non-applicant has not filed reply and has not denied the contents of application as well. Therefore, considering the law laid down in the case of N.C.V. Aishwarya V. A. S. Saravana Karthik Sha (Civil Appeal No.4894/2022), order dated 18.07.2022, passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, it would be just and proper to withdraw the H.M.P. No.20 of 2025 from the file of learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Karjat and to transfer the same to the Family Court, at Beed.

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However, the non-applicant will be at liberty to appear through video conferencing, if he is unable to attend the proceedings personally at Family Court, Beed.

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In view of above discussion, I proceed to pass the following order:-

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O R D E R

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(i) Miscellaneous Civil Application is allowed.

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(ii) H.M.P. No.20 of 2025, pending on the file of learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Karjat is hereby withdrawn and transferred to the file of learned Family Court at Beed.

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(iii) The non-applicant is at liberty to appear through video conferencing, if he is unable to attend the proceedings personally at Family Court, Beed.

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(iv) This order be communicated to both the Courts.

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[ Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, J. ]

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