Bhuvaneshwari v. Ayyappan
Transfer of matrimonial proceedings – Section 24, Civil Procedure Code
Case brief
What is this about?
Bhuvaneshwari v. Ayyappan, Tr.C.M.P.No.555 of 2025, Madras High Court (P.B. Balaji J.), decided 10.07.2025. Transfer petition under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code by wife seeking withdrawal of husband's HMOP No.117 of 2024 from Principal Subordinate Court, Kallakurichi to Sub Court, Neyveli for joint trial with wife's HMOP No.104 of 2023 for dissolution of marriage; allowed on grounds of pendency of wife's case at Neyveli and her care of a four-year-old child; husband's plea of wife residing at Panruti rejected; exemption from physical presence of husband on all hearing dates; no costs; connected CMP No.13625 of 2025 closed.
What did the court decide?
Tr.C.M.P.No.555 of 2025 allowed: HMOP No.117 of 2024 withdrawn from the Principal Subordinate Court, Kallakurichi and transferred to Sub Court, Neyveli for joint trial with HMOP No.104 of 2023; Sub Court, Neyveli directed not to insist on the respondent/husband's physical presence on all hearing dates except where absolutely necessary; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition (CMP No.13625 of 2025) closed.