Smt Manpreeth R v. Sri Sandeep R
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (CP No. 190 of 2026, CNR KAHC010403432026, decided 17-07-2026, P Sree Sudha, J.): wife's Section 24 CPC transfer petition dismissed. Sought transfer of husband's M.C.No.81/2025 (Section 9 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 restitution of conjugal rights petition, Bhadravathi, Shivamogga) to II Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru, coinciding with her own M.C.No.4991/2025 divorce petition there. Ground rejected: petitioner not residing in Bengaluru and presently transferred to Pune; anticipated future posting in Bengaluru held insufficient for transfer of matrimonial proceedings.
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner neither resides in Bengaluru nor is presently posted there (she has been transferred to Pune), she cannot seek transfer of M.C.No.81/2025 to Bengaluru on the mere possibility of a future transfer to Bengaluru; the transfer petition is therefore devoid of merits.