Sou. Kanchan Rajesh Chavan v. Shri. Rajesh Shivaji Chavan

3.101.2020 mca.doc ISM

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 101 OF 2020 Sou. Kanchan Rajesh Chavan ....Applicant V/s.

Shri. Rajesh Shivaji Chavan .....Respondent Mr. Raju D. Suryawanshi for the applicant CORAM :

NITIN W. SAMBRE, J.

DATE:

JULY 12, 2021.

P.C.:

1] Heard. Though served and in-spite of repeated chance given to the non-applicant, none appears.

2] Transfer of the divorce proceedings is sought by wife from Family Court at Bandra to Civil Judge, Senior Division, Ratnagiri on the ground of hardship.

3] The marriage took place on 10/10/2013.

4] It is brought to my notice that non-applicant husband is already 1/2

3.101.2020 mca.doc attending Domestic Violence Act proceedings bearing Application No. 32 of 2019 in the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ratnagiri. 5] It is informed that the two way distance between Bandra and Ratnagiri is around 800 Kms.

6] The contentions in the application are not controverted since non-applicant husband has chosen not to appear. 7] In the aforesaid background, applicant-wife has made out a case for more hardship.

8] In that view of the matter, present application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (b) which reads thus:

"(b) this Hon'ble Court be pleased to transfer of Hindu Marriage Petition No. A-100280 of 2019 from the fle of Ld. 5th Family Court, Bandra, Mumbai to the Court of Ld. Civil Judge, Senior Division, Ratnagiri", [NITIN W. SAMBRE, J.] 2/2