B.Divya Devi v. R.Mathankumar

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.11.2025 THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SHAMIM AHMED and C.M.P.(MD)No14363 of 2025 B.Divya Devi D/o.Balasubramani No.196/9 Rajakali Nagar Kallipatti Post Dindigul District.

... Petitioner vs.

R.Mathankumar S/o.Ravichandran No.5-17/6-6 Krishna Nagar 2nd Street Kalai Nagar Extension Aanaiyur Madurai - 17.

... Respondent PRAYER: Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition is filed under Section 24 of Code of Civil Procedure to withdraw the case in H.M.O.P.No.750 of 2025 on the file of the learned Family Court, Madurai and transfer the same to the learned Family Court, Dindigul.

For Petitioner :Ms.N.Gayathri For Respondent :Mr.A.R.Kannappan 1/6

O R D E R

This Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition has been filed to withdraw the case in HMOP.No.750 of 2025, on the file of the Family Court, Madurai, and transfer the same to the file of Family Court, Dindigul.

2.Heard Ms.N.Gayathri, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.A.R.Kannappan, learned counsel for the respondent. 3.The petitioner is the wife and the respondent is the husband and their marriage was solemnized on 14.02.2022, according to Hindu rites and customs and out of their wedlock, they were blessed with a male child, namely, Thanajey. Due to matrimonial dispute arose between them, the petitioner had left the matrimonial home. The respondent/husband has filed HMOP.No.750 of 2025 before the Family Court, Madurai, seeking divorce and the petitioner/wife has filed DVOP.No.52 of 2025 before the Additional Mahila Court, Dindigul, seeking compensation. Seeking transfer of the above HMOP.No.750 of 2025 from the file of 2/6

Family Court, Madurai, to the file of Family Court, Dindigul, the present Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition has been filed. 4.Ms.N.Gayathri, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that being a lady, it is very difficult for the petitioner to travel more than 140 kms., approximately up and down from Dindigul to Madurai, for all the Court hearings and also she do not have any finance to meet the travel and other incidental expenses. Thus, he prays that this Court may transfer the case in HMOP.No.750 of 2025 from the file of the Family Court, Madurai, to the file of Family Court, Dindigul. 5.During the course of arguments, Mr.A.R.Kannappan, learned counsel for the respondent has, on instructions from the respondent, submitted that the respondent has no objection to transfer the HMOP.No. 750 of 2025 pending on the file of the Family Court, Madurai, to the file of Family Court, Dindigul. Hence, it is not necessary to go into the merits or otherwise of the case.

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6.Accordingly, in view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respondent, agreeing to allow this Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition, as prayed for, this Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition is allowed, as prayed for. The matrimonial case in HMOP.No.750 of 2025, on the file of the Family Court, Madurai, is hereby ordered to be withdrawn and transferred to the file of the Family Court, Dindigul. The learned Judge, Family Court, Dindigul, is directed not to give any adjournment to either of the parties unless there is any cogent reason or stay by any higher Court and decide the case, on merits and in accordance with law, expeditiously. No costs. Consequently, connected Civil Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

7.Registry is directed to communicate this order to the learned Judge, Family Court, Madurai as well as to the learned Judge, Family Court, Dindigul, for its necessary compliance and information, within a period of 10 days from today.

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To 1.The Judge, Family Court, Dindigul.

2.The Judge, Family Court, Madurai.

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SHAMIM AHMED, J.

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