Smt. Savitri Yadav v. Rajeev Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; TPC No. 3 of 2025; order dated 13/02/2025 by Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J.; transfer petition under Section 24 CPC by wife seeking transfer of husband's divorce suit Civil Suit No. 284-A/2024 from Family Court Raigarh to Family Court Jashpur; pleaded ground of 210 km distance and inconvenience; contested points: parties permanent residents of Raigarh, applicant's sister employed at Civil Court Jashpur, frequent bus service between the towns; background of marriage on 11-6-2023, about 8 months cohabitation, alleged dowry-demand harassment and separation; Court held distance no bar given bus service and no other reasonable ground shown; transfer refused; transfer petition dismissed; no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
As there is frequent bus service between Raigarh and Jashpur, the 210 km distance would not make it difficult for the applicant to attend the court proceedings at Raigarh; further, no other reasonable ground for transfer of the divorce petition from Raigarh to Jashpur was shown by the applicant.