Smt. Hemalatha. B. S. v. Sri. Manjunath. M
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC Bengaluru, CP No. 41 of 2026, order dated 02-04-2026 by P Sree Sudha, J.: wife's transfer petition under Sec.24 CPC allowed; M.C.No.551/2025 (divorce suit under Sec.13(1)(i-a) & (i-b), Hindu Marriage Act 1955) filed by husband pending before VI Additional Family Court Judge, Bengaluru transferred to Principal Judge, Family Court, Hassan. Factors: petitioner unemployed, criminal complaints Crl. Misc.Nos.301/2023 & 937/2024 and maintenance case Crl. Misc.No.110/2019 (interim maintenance Rs.10,000 p.m.) at Hassan, distance ~180 kms. Respondent served and unrepresented; stay I.A. closed.
What did the court decide?
Transfer of M.C.No.551/2025 ordered from the VI Additional Family Court Judge, Bengaluru to the Principal Judge, Family Court, Hassan; the stay I.A. was closed in view of disposal of the main petition. ¶32