Priya Devi (Priya Kumari) v. Ravindra Kumar Das
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.), by order dated 04.02.2026 in Tr. Petition (Civil) No.93 of 2025, allowed the wife's transfer petition and moved Original Matrimonial Suit No. 25 of 2025 from the Principal Judge, Family Court, Hazaribagh to the Principal Judge, Family Court, Ramgarh. Grounds: wife resides with minor son at parental home in Ramgarh after alleged ouster, no independent source of income, no maintenance from husband, ailing father unable to care for the child. Opposite party served through sister-in-law but did not appear. Background: marriage 08.03.2018; alleged dowry demands (Rs.5,51,000/- cash and Rs.3,00,000/- jewelry given; demand of a bullet motorcycle and Rs.2,00,000/- on 08.06.2019); information at Ramgarh Mahila Police Station on 31.10.2020; Complaint Case No. 503/2020 before CJM, Ramgarh.
What did the court decide?
Transfer of Original Matrimonial Suit No. 25 of 2025 from the Court of the Principal Judge, Family Court, Hazaribagh to the Court of the Principal Judge, Family Court, Ramgarh.