Susri Sujani Das @ Sushree Sujnanai @ Sushree Sugyani Das v. Satyabrata Barik
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; TRP(C) No.238 of 2023; decided 19.02.2025 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.S. Raman. Matrimonial venue-transfer dispute: wife (Sushree Sugyani Das et al.) asked that husband Satyabrata Barik's Section 9 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 petition (MAT No.29 of 2023, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Athagarh) be shifted to Family Court, Nayagarh; husband's counsel countered via wife's own P.S. Case No.119 of 2023 under prosecution at Badamba, Cuttack near Athagarh. Prayer refused; TRP(C) dismissed; liberty to seek virtual-mode appearance and to move the Court below. Keywords: transfer petition, Section 9 HMA, Family Court Nayagarh, Athagarh, virtual appearance, maintenance.
What did the court decide?
Transfer of MAT Case No. 29 of 2023 to Family Court, Nayagarh refused; liberty granted to the petitioner to move the Court below and to seek permission to appear through virtual mode.