Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (S. Sounthar, J., dated 05.11.2025) allowed Tr.C.M.P.No.520 of 2025 filed by Priya (wife) under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code seeking transfer of the divorce petition H.M.O.P.No.177 of 2024 filed by her husband Sakthivel, pending before the Sub Court, Udumalaipettai, to the Sub Court, Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri District. The Court held that in matrimonial disputes preference shall be given to the convenience of the petitioner/wife; noting she resides at Dadanur, Dharmapuri District with a two-year-old child and the venue was nearly 255 kms away, it ordered the transfer as prayed for. The respondent's offer to bear travelling expenses was rejected as insufficient. No costs; connected C.M.P.No.12952 of 2025 closed.
What did the court decide?
H.M.O.P.No.177 of 2024 withdrawn from the file of the Sub Court, Udumalaipettai and transferred to the file of the Sub Court, Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri District; no costs; connected civil miscellaneous petition (C.M.P.No.12952 of 2025) closed.