Poonam Vishal Pandey vs Vishal Deepnarayan Pandey — Domestic Violence | Bombay HC (2026)

Poonam Vishal Pandey vs Vishal Deepnarayan Pandey — Domestic Violence | Bombay HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petition No.A-1056/2025 ordered to be transferred from the file of the learned Family Court No.8, Pune to the Court of the learned Civil Judge Senior Division, Warora (District Chandrapur); any subsequent application by the respondent/husband for appearance through Video-Conferencing to be considered favourably by the transferee court.

Issue for consideration

Whether Petition No.A-1056/2025 pending before the learned Family Court No.8, Pune should be transferred to the Court of the learned Civil Judge Senior Division, Warora (District Chandrapur), in view of the respective residences of the applicant/wife (Bhadrawati) and respondent/husband (Indore) and the pendency of the P.W.D.V.A. case at Bhadrawati.

Court's answer

Since the respondent/husband will have to travel from Indore to Pune to contest the divorce petition in any event, he can well travel to Bhadrawati to do so; on this reasoning the transfer application was allowed.

Ratio / Principle

Ancillary operative direction: if the respondent/husband makes an application to appear through Video-Conferencing before the transferee court, it may be considered favourably and permission may be granted on such dates and at such stages as deemed appropriate by the learned Civil Judge Senior Division, Warora (District Chandrapur).

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.787/2025 (High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench; Rohit W. Joshi, J.; decided 08/04/2026). The applicant-wife, residing at Bhadrawati, sought transfer of her husband's divorce petition, Petition No.A-1056/2025, from the file of the learned Family Court No.8, Pune — where it had been filed because the parties last resided together at Pune — to the Court of the learned Civil Judge Senior Division, Warora (District Chandrapur). The respondent-husband stays at Indore. Noting that he would in any event have to travel from Indore to Pune to contest the petition, and that a proceeding under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (P.W.D.V.A Case No.22/2025) was already pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class at Bhadrawati, at a distance of around 22 kilometers from Warora, the court concluded he could equally travel to Bhadrawati, and allowed the transfer. The learned Civil Judge Senior Division, Warora was directed to consider favourably any application by the respondent to appear through Video-Conferencing, granting permission on such dates and at such stages as deemed appropriate.

MCA 787 of 2025.odt

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2026:BHC-NAG:5577

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR

MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.787/2025

Sou. Poonam W/o Vishal Pandey (Maiden Name Ku. Poonam Ramesh Chaudhari)

...Versus…

Shri Vishal S/o Deepnarayan Pandey

Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders

- - - - ----- ------------ - Mr. Rohan Bhishikar, Advocate for applicant

CORAM : ROHIT W. JOSHI, J. DATE : 08/04/2026

The present application is filed, seeking transfer of Petition No.A-1056/2025 from the file of learned Family Court No.8, Pune to the Court of learned Civil Judge Senior Division, Warora (District : Chandrapur).

The respondent/husband, though served, has not entered appearance. The applicant/wife is staying at Bhadrawati. The respondent/husband stays at Indore. The petition is filed at Pune since the parties last resided together at Pune.

Since the respondent/husband will have to travel from Indore to Pune, he can well travel to Bhadrawati to contest the divorce petition. It is also informed that proceeding under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 being P.W.D.V.A Case No.22/2025 is pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class at Bhadrawati, which is at a distance of around 22 kilometers from Warora.

MCA 787 of 2025.odt 2

In view of the aforesaid, Misc. Civil Application is allowed. Petition No.A-1056/2025 is ordered to be transferred from the file of learned Family Court No.8, Pune to the Court of learned Civil Judge Senior Division, Warora (District Chandrapur).

In the event, the respondent/husband makes an application for appearance through Video-Conferencing, the same may be considered favourably and permission to appear through Video-Conferencing may be granted on such dates and at such stages, as is deemed appropriate by the learned Civil Judge Senior Division, Warora (District Chandrapur).

(ROHIT W. JOSHI, J.)

Wadkar

Signed by: S.S. Wadkar (SSW) Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 08/04/2026 20:48:37