Smt Soundarya D v. Sri Naveen Deep a
Transfer of matrimonial proceedings – Section 24 CPC
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru, Civil Petition No. 365 of 2025, decided 10 November 2025 by Justice V Srishananda. Dismissal of wife's transfer petition under Section 24 CPC seeking transfer of M.C.No.93/2025 (divorce petition filed by husband, Naveen Deep A) from the Family Court, Shivamogga to Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, Challakere. Held: geographical distance and financial difficulty are no longer valid parameters for transfer; Video Conferencing facility enables effective appearance; direction issued to Family Court, Shivamogga to permit the petitioner to appear through Video Conferencing on request. Related proceedings: wife's Section 9 Hindu Marriage Act restitution of conjugal rights petition pending before Civil Judge, Senior Division, Challakere. Respondent served but unrepresented; no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
No relief of transfer; the Civil Petition was dismissed with no order as to costs, coupled with a direction that if requested, the Family Court, Shivamogga shall permit the petitioner to appear through Video Conferencing.