Sau. Bhagyashree W/O Neelshant Bhagat v. Shri Neelshant Bheemrao Bhagat

1 8-MCA No.22.2022

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.

OF 2022 Sau. Bhagyashree W/o. Neelshant Bhagat ..VS.. Shri Neelshant Bheemrao Bhagat - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mr. Vikrant Vishwarupe, Advocate for applicant. CORAM : AVINASH G. GHAROTE, J.

DATED : 30 th September, Heard Mr. Vikrant Vishwrupe, learned counsel appears for the applicant. None appears for the respondent though served.

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The application seeks transfer of Petition No. A-137 of 2021 pending on the file of Family Court, Yavatmal, instituted by the husband, to the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Wardha, where the applicant/wife is residing and the proceedings instituted by her under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 are pending, in which the nonapplicant/husband is already appearing. 3.

In view of what has been held in D. Raja Rajeswari Vs. R. Satish Kumar, (2022) 2 SCC 329, regarding the convenience of the wife, Petition No. A-137 of 2021 pending on the file of the learned Family Court, Yavatmal, is hereby transferred to the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Wardha.

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The applicant through counsel shall appear before the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Wardha,

2 8-MCA No.22.2022 on 07.10.2022 and place a copy of this order before the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Wardha, to apprise the Court of this order.

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The parties through their counsel shall place a copy of this order before the learned Family Court, Yavatmal, to apprise it of the present order and to enable it to transmit the record and proceedings to the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Wardha.

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Both the matters shall be kept on the same date by the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Wardha, in order to avoid any inconvenience to the nonapplicant/husband. 7.

In case there are Video Conferencing facilities available with the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Wardha, the personal presence of the non-applicant/husband shall not be insisted upon and as far as possible, his appearance through Video Conferencing will be permitted. Even the recording of the evidence of the non-applicant/husband as well as the witnesses, if deemed appropriate by the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Wardha shall be done through the Video Conferencing. 8.

The application is allowed and disposed of. No costs.

JUDGE BHIMRAO JANARDHAN 16:34 Kirtak