- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1810 CP No. 200072 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CIVIL PETITION NO. 200072 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SMT. POOJA W/O MANJUNATH SHIRUR, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O: C/O: MANJUNATH SHIRUR SHINDHIHATTI COLONY, HIDKAL DAM – 591 107. TQ: HUKKERI, DIST: BELAGAVI. PRESENTLY RESIDENT AT C/O GURUNATH G.GUJARI, WARD NO.13, HOUSE NO.35 MAHADEV TEMPLE ROAD, SHAHAPET GALLI, VIJAYAPURA – 586 101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI BAPUGOUDA SIDDAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: MANJUNATH S/O MALLAPPA SHIRUR, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: DOCTOR, R/O: SHINDHIBHATTI COLONY, HIDKAL DAM, TQ: HUKKERI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 107. …RESPONDENT (RESPONDENT SERVED) Digitally signed by BASALINGAPPA SHIVARAJ DHUTTARGAON Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1810 CP No. 200072 of 2024 THIS CIVIL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 24 OF THE CPC, PRAYING TO ISSUE DIRECTION, DIRECTING THE TRANSFER OF THE MC NO.45/2024 FILED BY THE RESPONDENT, PENDING BEFORE THE COURT OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE HUKKERI AT HUKKERI. THE ABOVE MC PETITION MAY BE TRANSFER TO THE COURT OF THE I ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE CJM VIJAYAPURA AT VIJAYAPURA. WHERE IN THE CRIMINAL MISC.NO.88/2024 FILED BY THE PETITIONER IS ALSO PENDING BEFORE THE COURT OF THE I ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM VIJAYAPURA AT VIJAYAPURA AND TO HEAR BOTH THE CASES AT A SAME COURT. IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS CIVIL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) This petition is filed to transfer the petition in MC No.45/2024 on the file of Senior Civil Judge, Hukkeri. 2. The said petition is filed seeking restitution of conjugal right. The petitioner who is the respondent in the said petition, has filed Criminal Misc. No.88/2024 on the file of I Additional Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Vijayapura seeking maintenance. Hence, the petitioner – wife has filed the petition seeking transfer of petition pending before the Court at Hukkeri. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1810 CP No. 200072 of 2024 3. Petitioner claims that she has a minor child staying with her and she is unable to attend the Court at Hukkeri which is at a distance of 220Kms. The contents of the petition are not opposed by the respondent, who has remained absent. 4. Under these circumstances, the following: ORDER i) The petition is allowed; ii) MC No.45/2024 on the file of Senior Civil Judge, Hukkeri is ordered to be transferred to the jurisdiction Family Court, Vijayapura. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE THM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40