Senthamizh Arasu v. Akalya @ Punitha
Transfer petitions – Cross TR CMPs by husband and wife – Marriage solemnized on 23.04.2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (Dr. Justice A.D. Maria Clete, single judge, order dated 25-02-2026) on cross transfer petitions TR.CMP.No.1325 of 2024 (by husband Senthamizh Arasu) and TR.CMP.No.112 of 2025 (by wife Akalya @ Punitha) concerning H.M.O.P.No.41 of 2024 (wife's restitution of conjugal rights, Sub Court Tiruthani) and HMOP.No.181 of 2024 (husband's divorce on cruelty, Subordinate Court Kancheepuram). Court held wife's convenience is paramount in matrimonial transfers; allowed wife's petition, transferring the Kancheepuram divorce proceedings to Subordinate Court, Tiruttani to be tried with the Tiruthani restitution petition; dismissed husband's petition; closed CMP.No.28654 of 2024; no costs. Keywords: transfer of matrimonial proceedings, wife's convenience, paramount consideration, restitution of conjugal rights, divorce on cruelty, multiplicity of proceedings, avoid conflicting orders.