Manisha Akhilesh More v. Akhilesh Uttam More

2025:BHC-AUG:8619 1 9-MCA 209-2024.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 209 OF 2024 Manisha w/o Akhilesh More, Age : 27 years, Occu. : Household, R/o. : Durga Nagar, Jogeshwari (East), Tq. Jogeshwari (East), Dist. Thane At present R/o. Alok Nagar, Satara Parisar, Satara Khandoba, Tq. & Dist. Aurangabad.

.. Applicant

Versus

Akhilesh s/o Uttam More, Age : 33 years, Occu. : Business, R/o. Durga Nagar, Jogeshwari (East), Tq. Jogeshwari (East), Dist. Mumbai.

.. Respondent Mr. P. S. Anerao, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. A. S. Shejwal, Advocate for the Respondent. CORAM :

KISHORE C. SANT, J.

DATED : 20th MARCH, 2025.

P. C. :- .

Heard the parties for some time.

2.

This application is filed seeking transfer of Petition-A No. 459/2023 pending before the learned Judge, Family Court, Bandra, Mumbai to the Court of learned Judge, Family Court, Aurangabad. 3.

It is the case of the applicant-wife that, she is residing at Aurangabad with her old aged parents. There is no one to accompany

2 9-MCA 209-2024.odt her to attend the Court proceedings at Bandra, Mumbai. The distance between two places is about 400 Kms.

4.

The learned advocate Mr. Shejwal for respondent vehemently opposes the prayer.

5.

Considering the distance in two cities and that the applicant is a lady who find it difficult to travel to Bandra, Mumbai to attend the proceedings, this Court finds that, it would be convenient for the wife to transfer the proceedings to the Court of learned Judge, Family Court, Aurangabad. Hence, the following order.

ORDER

(I) The misc. civil application stands allowed in terms of prayer clause (B).

(II) The applicant shall not seek unnecessary adjournment after the proceeding is transferred to the Court of learned Judge, Family Court, Aurangabad. If the Court finds that, the applicant is seeking unnecessary adjournments, the Court may pass appropriate order compensating the respondent.

(III) After transfer of the proceeding, the learned Family Court shall make endeavour to dispose of the proceeding as early as possible and

3 9-MCA 209-2024.odt preferably within eighteen months from the date of the transfer. (IV) If the respondent makes a request for attending the proceeding through video conferencing, the said request be considered liberally by the learned Family Court.

(V) With this, the misc. civil application stands disposed of. ( KISHORE C. SANT, J. ) P.S.B.