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g that in the circumstances stated the High Court may be pleased to P.No.2 of 2025 betore the Hon'ble ct and Sessions Judge, Nalgonda pending the above Transfer Civil g that in the circumstances stated the High Court may be pleased to rim Order, dated 03-04-2025 in lA pending disposal of the present Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Tarun Kumar garwal Counsel for the Respondent: None Appeare The Court made the following: ORDER HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANN ALISIIE'T'I-Y TRANSFER CItvIL MISCELI,,\N!A!IS1'Lt]ll!)Nllo-l-lI qt 20I j ORDER: ThisTransferCivitMiscellaneous[)ctitiotlis[iittlscekirll:to transler FCoI,.No.2 of 2025 pending orr the lllc clI. thc F.arrrily Court, Nalgonda to the Family Court. I(anga l{cdcll l)rstrict at L.B.Nagar. I-Ieard Sri 'l-arun Kurnar r\garrval lcarrred cotrnscl lbr

2. petitioner. No reprc'sentation fbr lespolrclcnt. clcspitc scr'" icc of notice on him, therefore, the rnattet' is beirrg disposed o l' besing on the material available on record. j.Thebrielfactsofthecasc'slrortr.ot.|tll]IleceSSaf\dctlrils, required fbL adjudication ol- this I'r.C i\'l P'. as er ct'rcd in the affidavit fitecl in suppoft of the 'l'rL-MP, are that thc Pctilioner rrnd respondent are wife and husband; that their trlrt'riagc \\'as solemnized <tn 2'., .06.2021 at Hyclerabacl. as pcl l linclr.r Iites and custorns; that soon afler the tnarriage, the pctitioncr.]oincd the matrimor]ial compauy ol the rcspondent; tllat out ol rr ctllotli. tltey u,ere blessecl with a baby boy on 12.08.1022; that tl'rc petilio[er was subjected to verbal abuse and physical violcncc by |espontlcnt L\5. J Trcnl P.i\o. l,t8 oI )0) 5 1 and his familv mernbers dctnandin additional dowry, as such, she lodged a cornplaint u,ith Saroorna ar Police Station against them, which was nunrbered as CC o.2624 of 2024 before the III Additional JudiciaI N'lagistrate ol First Class, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar lbr the olft ces punishable under Sections 498-4 IPC and Sectiorrs -5 and 6 o Dowry Prohibition Act and is pending; and that responclent liled COP.No.2 of 2025 before the Fanrily Court, Nalgonda. lirr rcstitttt on of coniugal rights.

3. I . 1'he pctitioncr lttfihcr avctre that she is residing with her parcl']ts at Karmanghat, Itanga [1 ddy District and is entirely depcndent on thcrn lor hcr Iivcliho d; that she has to take care of her son who is aged abotrt three y ars; that the distance between Ranga l{edd1, District ancl Nalgond is about 100 kms and as such. it is difficutt lbr her'1o travel, along with her minor son aged three yeals, liom her parertts' residence at Ranga Reddy District to Nalgonda, on cach and cvcry date o hearing of FCOP to attend the Court proceedings and hctrce. pra ed to transfer the HMOP as sor-rght fbr

4. I-eamecl counsel lor the Petiti luer, apaft from reiterating the avenxents made in tl-re allldavit. sr-r mitted that in CC.No.2624 of ) L\.1, J I t( ttt' \0 Ml4 )025 2024 wherein the respondent and his family menrbtrs rvere shown asaccusedispendingbeforetheCor-rr.tatRanglllcclLlrl)istL.ict and thcy arc supposed to appear in thc said C(" thcreltrle' no prejudice r'vould be caused to the rcspouderlt il Lhc t'('OP is transt'err.ed to courl at Ranga l(eddy District atrtl ae cortlitlr:-ly, prayed this Court to allow this TrCMI'].

5. It is relevant to reler to the underly'irle prine iplc governiug the proceeclings under Section 24 ol the CPC se cl' ing trrrns l-e L' of the case, appeal or other proceedings, which is t-ntrnciltecl by tlle Hon'ble Supreme court in a catena oljudgrncuts antl the sllrlle was fbltowed b1' various High Courts.

6. 'Ilre Flon'ble Supretne Court in NCI/ ;lishtvtrt.ru /s' A'S' Suravana Karthik Sftclheld as tbllor'vs: "The cartlinal principle for axercise oI ltrtttt't trrtclct' '\ecrirtrt 24 Lt/'the Code of Civil Procedurc is thti lltt ' t1(l'\ ol Jtt\tiLL shouLd dcmand the tunsfer oJ lhe strit dPi)((tl or otlrcr proteeding. ln matrintonial mcttters, thert't, t Ct)Ltt ts re called upon lo consitler the plea of'tronsfbr, ti ( ('(tttl ts ltLtYe to tttke inlo considerotiott the ecottotttit.rolllrrl,i,'!.t tt/ htttlt tltt parlies, lhe sociol slrata of the ry)olrse.t antl tii,'ir bL'lrut'itttal p(ittcrn, their standard of tife prior lo lltL' tttdt'riuse (ttttl subscquenl thereto and lhe circutt'tstctntes o/ itrtllt tht' prtt rits. '2022SCC Cnline sC 1199 4 I-NA, J TrCIlP.i\o.148 ol)025 in elcing out lheir livelihood ttd rrnJcr wlnse protcct ive trntbrella lhey are seeking tlrcir \uslenatte to life. Given the ll cvoilittg socio- ecotlot)ti(' pet gctteroll.t,, il i.s the v'ilb's tonvc trl while considerittg transfbr. " dignt itt tlte Indian societlt, tienc'a v'ltich mtrsl be looked

7. 'l he principle of law laid do n by the FIon'ble Supreme Cotrlt irt N.C.V. Aishworyo's cose (3"t citctl supra), lras been reitcratcd by thc l{igh Court of Bor bay in Devika Dhirai Potil Nec Dct,ikn Jayprakash B uttcptlil v. Dhirtrj Sunit Patil2, and obscrvctl as under: - "ln a courtlrv like lndia. it portont decisi.ons such as ntorria5;e, divorce o e .\till tTken wifi rhe guidance and bless ittgs of For o lodt, lo truvel olone.fi lders itt the .fantiL1, r thc proceedings lo a Courl whcre lltc fote ttf lt r Dt4rrtdge ls gotng to he decided tvilltottl ttttt' ntil), member would de/inilcl,' be a rnattcr o.f co o n ly phvs i c a I i nco ttt'tt rt ie nt tern ond cause not ltul olso entolionol an d psvc ho logic o I i rt t:o rrue t r I;urthcr, the High Court of 't lcc ornbay in Priytnka Rahul 8 Pttlil v. Rahul Rnvindro Patil' follo ed the principle laid down in ,v. C. v.Aishtttrya's case (3"1 citc supra) and Devifu Dhirul 22023 scc online Bonr 1926 t{zyZ sc.c onLine Bom 1982 ) t.,\.1, J 'Ir( rI l'. \0 118 ol:(tl: Pilil Nee Devika Jayprakash Buttepttit's case (4'r' citt'd strpla), and held as follows:- " Tht' underlying principle governing llrc procei'tl itt,gs under Scction 21 of the CPC, is lfutl convaniencL: Ltl tltc tviJe is to be preferred ovet llle c'o,tv(tt ie I tc,' t)l the hus bttnd. "

9. Thus, there are catena of decisions of thc [lon'ble Supremc C-'ourt and other lligh Cottfls to thc ellcct that irr matrirnonial matters/disputes, while considcring the application tbr transt-er of the ploceedings from one Cotrrt to allothL-r' ('oLrrt. thc Courts must give preference to the convenience ol' l-ltc rvil'e over the convenience of the husband.

10. 'Ihis Tr.C.M.l' is filed principally on thc !.r oLur(l th t petitioner is totally dependent on her parents for her sLrlvivll and as such, it is llnancially burden on thern and turther, it is also dilficult lor her to travel, along with minor son agcd about tht cc years, a distance of more than 100 kms from Rarrca l{cddv District to Nalgonda to altend the Courl proceedings in FCOP on each and everv date of healine ol the said case I 1 1. [n vierv ol the aiirreszrid thcts and circuursLances o1' the case and tirr-ther, in view of tlie unclellying principlc cnLrnciated I 6 Li'.1' J Trc,rlP.,\o 118 of)D5 \--'-1 -I by Lhe l{on'blc Suprerne Couft and various othcr I Iigh Courts in the aloresaid.iudgurents that the c venience of the rvife has to bc given priority/prc lercnce ov tlre convenirnce of thc husband. tl.ris Court is of thc consi cred vier.i, that the petitioner has madc out a case for transfer ol' the FCOP filed by thc respondent and thcrefore, tliis TrC P deserves to bc allowed

12. Accordingly, this Tr.C.M.P. i allori,cd and I]COP.No.2 ol 2025 on the fite olthc Far.nily Cou , Nalgonda is tlansfened to the Irarrily Court, I{anga Reddy District at 1..[].Nagar, lor disposal in accordancc with law. I 3. 'lhc Farnily Court, Nalgon a. shall transurit the entire oliginal recortl in FCOP.No.2 of 20 5, duly indexed, to thc Iranrily Cor-rrt, Ranga Reddy District, Pre rably ri'ithin a period ol one month lrom the date of receiPt of a c py of tliis orde r.

14. Pending Il iscellaneous appli ations, il- any. strall stand closed. I lrcrc shall be no order as ttr o STS SD/- MOHD.ISMAIL / DEPUryREGISTRAR / //TRUE CO SECTION OFFICER To, 1 The Judge Family Court cum lil Additi Natgonda District. 2. The JldSe famity Court, Rangareddy J. One CC to Sri Tarun Kumar nglrwat A 4. Two CD Copies d nal Drstrict and Session Judge at istrict at L. B.Nagar ocate [OPUC] M ;i:.' HIGH COURT DATED:2910712025 ORDER TRCMP.No.148 ot 2025 \J o L) O\. k St 4te C 13 AUB 2S25 : ,! * Soa r., ,r" -1 ALLOWING THE TRCMP L \'a