Antara Paul v. Suprakash Sarkar
Case brief
What is this about?
Wife's transfer petition (CO 3428 of 2024, decided 03.02.2026, Shampa Dutt (Paul), J.) seeking removal of Matrimonial Suit No. 339 of 2024 from the Additional District Judge, Fast Track Court-I, Sealdah, South 24 Parganas to Berhampore, Murshidabad on grounds of the wife's residence and travel difficulty; transfer ordered instead to the District Judge, Krishnagar, Nadia, relying on N.C.V. Aishwarya vs A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha (Supreme Court, Civil Appeal No(s). 4894 of 2022, decided 18.07.2022) and the consent of both parties; liberty for virtual appearance reserved. Keywords: transfer of matrimonial suit, convenience of wife, inter-district transfer, consent of parties, virtual appearance/hearing, N.C.V. Aishwarya.
What did the court decide?
Transfer of Matrimonial Suit No. 339 of 2024 from the Court of the learned Additional District Judge, Fast Track Court-I, Sealdah, South 24 Parganas to the Court of the learned District Judge, Krishnagar, Nadia, with the transferee court to proceed in accordance with law on due notice to both parties and with liberty to permit virtual appearance on prayer; parties to act on the server copy and a copy of the order to be sent to the concerned Courts for immediate compliance.