Devasuvi v. R.Surendar
Transfer of matrimonial suit – wife's petition under Section 24, Code of Civil Procedure
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Justice A.D. Maria Clete, order dated 26-02-2026 on TR CMP No. 1267 of 2024 read with CMP No. 27484 of 2024: wife's transfer petition under Section 24 CPC allowed; H.M.O.P. No.185 of 2024 (husband's petition for dissolution of marriage) transferred from Sub Court, Tirupathur to Sub Court, Harur, Dharmapuri District. Grounds: wife residing at Dharmapuri with minor child and aged parents, roughly 140 kms from Tirupathur, financial hardships; existing O.P. for restitution of conjugal rights and maintenance case pending at Harur. Principle applied: wife's convenience ordinarily deserves primacy in transfer petitions filed by the wife. Records transmission ordered within three weeks; disposal to be expeditious and uninfluenced by this order's observations; interim stay vacated; companion stay CMP closed; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Tr.C.M.P. No.1267 of 2024 allowed: H.M.O.P. No.185 of 2024 withdrawn from the file of the Sub Court, Tirupathur and transferred to the file of the Sub Court, Harur, Dharmapuri District; records to be transmitted within three weeks; interim stay vacated and C.M.P. No.27484 of 2024 closed; no costs.