V.Sreelatha v. v.Srinivasan
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court allowed a Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition to withdraw a divorce suit pending at Sub-Court Kanchipuram and transfer it to Family Court Chennai, relying on the wife's liberal right to cite residence under Section 19.
What did the court decide?
Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition allowed; H.M.O.P.No.4 of 2014 withdrawn from Sub-Court Kanchipuram and transferred to Family Court Chennai.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 22.04.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE P.R.SHIVAKUMAR
Tr.C.M.P.No.643 of 2015
and
M.P.No.1 of 2015
V.Sreelatha ... Petitioner/Respondent
Vs V.Srinivasan ... Respondent/Petitioner
Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition filed under Section 24 of C.P.C. to withdraw H.M.O.P.No.4 of 2014 pending on the file of the Sub-Court, Kanchipuram and to transfer the same to the Family Court, Chennai.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Saravana Kumar
For Respondent : Mr.R.Sasikumar
O R D E R
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition filed to transfer a divorce petition from Sub-Court Kanchipuram to Family Court Chennai must be allowed.
Whether the wife's right to cite residence inconvenience as ground for transfer under Section 19 of Hindu Marriage Act should be liberally construed.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
V. Sreelatha
- respondent
V. Srinivasan
Coram
P.R.SIVA KUMAR
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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