Vaishnavi Rohit Dere v. Rohit Vijay Dere
Transfer of matrimonial proceeding – S.24, Code of Civil Procedure
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; MCA 300/2025; decided 20-04-2026 by Abhay J. Mantri, J. Transfer under Section 24 CPC of husband's divorce petition (Marriage Petition No. 566/2025, Junnar) to Rahata, District Ahilyanagar, on grounds of wife's lack of income and 130 km travel hardship; relies on N.C.V. Aishwarya v. A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha (AIR Online 2022 SC 1268); application allowed in prayer clause 'B', no costs. Keywords: transfer of matrimonial proceedings, convenience of wife, Section 24 CPC, parallel proceedings.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed in terms of prayer clause 'B': the divorce proceeding, Marriage Petition No. 566/2025, transferred from the Civil Judge Senior Division, Junnar to the Civil Judge Senior Division, Rahata, District Ahilyanagar; application disposed of with no order as to costs. ¶23