Wife sought transfer of husband's divorce petition from Bengaluru Family Court to Shivamogga, citing her residence and domestic violence proceedings there. The court held her admitted Bengaluru employment made transfer unjustified but directed the husband to pay Rs.10,000 per hearing day she attends.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA CIVIL PETITION NO. 181 OF 2024
BETWEEN:
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. RAJASHEKHAR.K., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. PRAKYATH SHETTY K., ADVOCATE)
THIS CIVIL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 24 OF CPC., PRAYING THAT THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO PASS ORDER/S DIRECTION/S TO TTANSFER M.C.No.5016/2022 PENDING ON THE FILE OF III ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE FAMILY COURT AT BANGALORE TO THE COURT OF SENIOR CIVIL JDUGE AT SHIVAMOGGA, ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA
ORAL ORDER
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working in Bengaluru, there would be no need to transfer the case to Shivamogga.
however, submits that the petitioner is actually residing in Shivamogga and is working from home and is therefore needed in the office at Bengaluru only occasionally.
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there would be no threat or intimidation held out to the petitioner and he would not cause any obstacles for her to appear at Bengaluru.
Sd/(N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE
GSR
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the wife's divorce case pending in Bengaluru Family Court should be transferred to Shivamogga for her convenience.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Smt Sreedevi M
Sri Nanda Kumar S
N S Sanjay Gowda
As recorded by the court registry
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