Pratima W/O Sangam Nishad v. Shri. Sangam S/O Lalman Nishad
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench — MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION (TRANSFER) NO. 271 OF 2025, decided 14/01/2026 by Pravin S. Patil, J.; neutral citation 2026:BHC-NAG:744. Applicant-wife Sau. Pratima W/o Sangam Nishad (counsel Mr. Vandan Gadkari) obtained transfer of matrimonial proceedings H.M.P. No. 560/2024 filed by husband Sangam s/o Lalman Nishad (non-applicant, unrepresented/ex parte) from 3rd Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Chandrapur to Civil Judge, Senior Division, Saoner. Key grounds: custody of 2.5-year-old child; ~200 km travel distance; pending maintenance proceeding at Saoner and non-payment of maintenance causing financial hardship; uncontroverted affidavit averments. Relief included direction to transfer record and liberty to husband to attend by video conferencing; no order as to costs. No statutes or precedents cited in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed: H.M.P. No. 560/2024 (Shri Sangam s/o Lalman Nishad Versus Sau. Pratima w/o Sangam Nishad) transferred from the file of the 3rd Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Chandrapur to the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Saoner, with a direction to the Chandrapur court to transfer the record and proceedings; liberty to the non-applicant/husband to attend through video conferencing; Rule made absolute; no order as to costs.