Smt. Shweta Rani Kashyap v. Manish Kumar Kashyap
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur, TPC No. 71 of 2026, order dated 08.05.2026 by Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J. Wife's transfer petition under S.24 CPC to transfer husband's divorce suit Civil Suit No.94A/2024 (instituted 10.06.2024) from Family Court Korba to Family Court Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa: DISPOSED OF, not entertained at this stage because the territorial-jurisdiction objection (S.19 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; marriage at Nariyara, Janjgir-Champa on 21.11.2021; last cohabitation at Malhar, Bilaspur) was admittedly never raised before Family Court Korba. Liberty granted to raise the objection before Family Court Korba; that Court to decide it expeditiously, preferably within 30 days. Keywords: transfer petition, S.24 CPC, territorial jurisdiction, S.19 Hindu Marriage Act, Family Court Korba, Family Court Janjgir, divorce suit, matrimonial dispute.
What did the court decide?
Transfer petition not entertained on merits; disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to raise the territorial-jurisdiction objection before the Family Court, Korba, which is to decide any such application expeditiously, preferably within 30 days of receipt of a copy of the order.