Kavita v. Anil Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Rajasthan rejected a transfer application filed by a petitioner seeking to move a divorce case from Family Court, Bikaner, to Jhunjhunu. The court held that since the respondent is a serving police officer based in Bikaner, the matter should remain there, with the husband ordered to pay travel compensation to the wife.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner was awarded Rs. 5,000 for each hearing date attended in Bikaner to be paid by the respondent husband. The transfer application was dismissed, and the case remains at Family Court No. 1,
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
S.B. Civil Transfer Appl. No. 39 / 2017
Kavita W/o Shri Anil Kumar, D/o Late Shri Raghuveer Singh Lamba, Aged About 32 Years, By Caste Jat, Resident of Village Tolana Jod, Surajpura, Village Lamba Gothda, Tehsil Chirawa, District Jhunjhunu.
----Petitioner
Versus
Anil Kumar S/o Shri Mahendra Singh, By Caste Jat, Resident of F- 3, Hetan Nagar, Ward No. 43, Jaipur Road, Bikaner.
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vikas Bijarnia
For Respondent(s) : Mr. K.S. Lodha on behalf of
Mr. Vineet Jain
JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA
Judgment
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a transfer application seeking to move a divorce case from Bikaner to Jhunjhunu due to travel distance should be allowed.
Whether the employment status of the respondent as a police officer affects the expediency of transferring the case.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Kavita W/o Shri Anil Kumar, D/o Late Shri Raghuveer Singh Lamba
- respondent
Anil Kumar S/o Shri Mahendra Singh
Coram
DINESH MEHTA
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Rajasthan HC
- Decided on
- · May
- Registered
- Case no.
- CTA/39/2017
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