Pallavi Hemant Gulhane v. Hemant Manoharrao Gulhane
Case brief
What is this about?
Transfer of proceeding; inter-district transfer application by wife-applicant; distance near about 500 km; Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act proceeding pending at Nagpur; written statement already filed; evidence recorded; case at cross-examination stage; video conference appearance permitted; travelling and stay charges Rs.3,000/- payable by respondent; Civil Judge Senior Division Vadgaon Maval District-Pune; Civil Judge Senior Division Darwha District-Yavatmal; Pallavi Hemant Gulhane v. Hemant Manoharrao Gulhane; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; Pravin S. Patil, J.; application disposed of, transfer refused.
What did the court decide?
Transfer of the proceeding from Vadgaon Maval to Darwha was not granted. The application was disposed of with directions: (i) applicant to attend the Vadgaon Maval court for her cross-examination on the date fixed by the Trial Court; (ii) the Trial Court requested to take her cross-examination on priority; (iii) applicant permitted to appear through video conference on subsequent dates if physical presence is not required; and (iv) respondent to pay Rs.3,000/- towards travelling and stay charges on the dates of her physical appearance.