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BAGDI BAI @ BINDU vs LAXMAN on 4 October, 2021

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2021 INSC 608T.P.(C) No.-000759 - 2019Official PDFAuthor Shripathi Ravindra BhatBench Shripathi Ravindra BhatAdvocates RAMESHWAR PRASAD GOYAL
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) NO.759 OF 2019
BAGDI BAI @ BINDU Petitioner
VERSUS
LAXMAN Respondent
O R D E R

This transfer petition has been filed by the petitioner-wife

seeking transfer of divorce petition filed by the respondent-

husband in the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Patiala

House, New Delhi to a Court of competent jurisdiction at Udaipur,

Rajasthan.

Having considered the pleadings and the submissions made on

behalf of the respondent, this Court is of the opinion that request

for transfer of proceedings from the Family Court, Patiala House,

New Delhi to a Court of competent jurisdiction at Udaipur,

Rajasthan, is justified.

Consequently, the divorce petition bearing HMA No.97 of 2017,

titled as “Laxman v. Bagdi Bai @ Bindu”, pending in the Court of

the Principal Judge, Family Courts, Patiala House, New Delhi is

transferred to a Court of competent jurisdiction at Udaipur,

Rajasthan.

Mukesh Nasa The Family Court at New Delhi is directed to transmit the entire record to the District Judge, Udaipur, who shall then assign

the case to the concerned Family Court.

The transferee Court shall continue with the proceedings at

the stage when the interim order was made and conclude them as

expeditiously as possible and in any case on or before 31.12.2022.

The transferee Court shall also ensure that for facilitation

of the parties, successive or consecutive date(s) of hearing and/or

for recording of evidence are fixed to suit the convenience of the

parties.

The Registry is directed to send a copy of this Order to both

the Courts immediately for compliance.

This transfer petition is allowed in the aforesaid terms.