Swvethaa Ravi v. S.Dinesh Kumar
Transfer of matrimonial proceedings – S.24 Code of Civil Procedure
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, single-judge order dated 18-02-2026 by Dr. Justice A.D. Maria Clete in TR CMP No.1298 of 2025 read with CMP No.29673 of 2025: transfer petition under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure by wife Swvethaa Ravi (resident of Chennai, mother of a six-year-old child); convenience of the wife given primacy; HMOP No.293 of 2025 withdrawn from Principal Subordinate Court, Tiruchengode, Namakkal District and transferred to Family Court, Chennai; records to be sent within three weeks; disposal uninfluenced by observations; interim order of 28.11.2025 vacated; stay petition closed; no costs; respondent S.Dinesh Kumar unrepresented; related reference to husband's HMOP No.239 of 2025 and marriage dated 05.09.2016 at Tiruchengode.
What did the court decide?
Withdrawal and transfer of HMOP No.293 of 2025 from the Principal Subordinate Court, Tiruchengode, Namakkal District to the Family Court, Chennai; interim stay vacated and stay petition CMP No.29673 of 2025 closed; no order as to costs.