Mangayarkarasi v. Vijayaragavan
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; Mohammed Shaffiq, J.; Tr.CMP(MD)No.502 of 2025; order dated 16.02.2026. Wife Mangayarkarasi's transfer petition under Section 24 CPC allowed against husband Vijayaragavan: H.MO.P.No.193 of 2025 (divorce, Family Court Dindigul) transferred to Family Court, Pudukkottai to be tried with H.M.O.P.No.89 of 2025 (restitution of conjugal rights). Grounds: wife's residence at Pudukkottai, 240 km round travel, aged parents, unemployment, children; Section 19(iii) Hindu Marriage Act; wife's convenience given superior consideration. Husband may appear by video conferencing and through counsel for non-essential hearings; personal appearance only on specific Trial Court order or when indispensable. Expeditious disposal preferably within six months; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed.
What did the court decide?
Transfer petition allowed: H.MO.P.No.193 of 2025 withdrawn from Family Court, Dindigul and transferred to Family Court, Pudukkottai for joint trial with H.M.O.P.No.89 of 2025; disposal preferably within six months; husband permitted video-conferencing/counsel appearance save when specifically required; no order as to costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed.