Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Tr.CMP No.839 of 2025 (decided 25-02-2026, DR.A.D.MARIA CLETE, J): transfer petition under Section 24 CPC allowed; husband's divorce petition HMOP No.131 of 2025 shifted from Subordinate Court, Aruppukkottai to Subordinate Court, Tambaram for trial with wife's Restitution of Conjugal Rights petition HMOP No.175 of 2025; grounds — wife's residence/convenience at Chennai, care of two-year-old female child, hardship of travel, convenience of joint trial of matrimonial proceedings; records to be transmitted within three weeks; interim stay of 12.08.2025 vacated; connected stay CMP.No.19148 of 2025 closed; no costs. Keywords: transfer of matrimonial suits, Section 24 CPC, convenience of wife, child custody care, joint trial of divorce and restitution proceedings.
What did the court decide?
Tr.C.M.P.No.839 of 2025 allowed; O.P.No.131 of 2025 withdrawn from the file of the Subordinate Court, Aruppukottai and transferred to the file of the Subordinate Court, Tambaram, to be tried along with H.M.O.P.No.175 of 2025; the Subordinate Judge, Aruppukottai to transmit the entire records to the Subordinate Judge, Tambaram within three weeks; the Subordinate Court, Tambaram to dispose of the matter in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, uninfluenced by any observations; interim order dated 12.08.2025 stands vacated; CMP.No.19148 of 2025 closed; no order as to costs.