Mrs. Priti W/O Prashant Varhade @ Priti D/O Dnyaneshwar Dhakne v. Prashant S/O Janardan Varhade

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 955 MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 289 OF 2024 Mrs. Priti W/o Prashant Varhade @ Priti D/o Dnyaneshwar Dhakne

VERSUS

Prashant S/o Janardan Varhade ...

Sameer A. Joshi, Advocate for Applicant.

Mr. Pradip S. Jadhav h/f Mr. V. P. Latange Advocate for Respondent. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT, J.

DATE : 3rd OCTOBER 2025.

PC :- 1.

Heard the learned Advocates for the parties.

2.

This application is filed by the wife seeking transfer of matrimonial proceeding bearing Hindu Marriage Petition No.195 of 2024, from the Court of learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Sillod to the Court of learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Kopargaon. 3.

The application is filed by the applicant-wife. It is stated that in the application that the wife has already filed proceeding under Section 125 of Cr.P.C. for maintenance bearing No.19 of 2025 pending before the

( 2 ) learned JMFC, Kopargaon. There is also proceeding bearing No. PWDVA No.30/2024 filed under Domestic Violence Act that is also pending in the Court of learned JMFC, Kopargaon. It is thus stated that it would be in the interest of justice to transfer the present proceeding to the Kopargaon.

4.

The learned Advocate for the respondent accepts that there are two proceedings filed and pending in the Court at Kopargaon. 5.

Considering above, this Court is inclined allow the application. Hence, the following order:

ORDER

(i) Misc. Civil Application stands allowed.

(ii) The proceedings of Hindu Marriage Petition No.195 of 2024, from the Court of learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Sillod stands transferred to the Court of learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Kopargaon.

(iii) After transfer of the proceeding, the applicant shall not seek unnecessary adjournments. In case the Trial Court finds that the

( 3 ) adjournments are unnecessarily sought, the Trial Court may deal with such application, so as to compensate the respondent-husband, if he personally remains present.

(iv) After transfer the learned Trial Judge shall try to dispose off the proceeding as early as possible and preferably within eighteen (18) months from the date of transfer.

(v) Whenever request is made by the respondent-husband seeking permission to appear through video conferencing, the same shall be considered liberally by the trial Court.

(vi) With this, Misc. Civil Application stands disposed off. [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]