- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52574 CP No. 352 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CIVIL PETITION NO. 352 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT G PARVATHI W/O G V ANAND AGE ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT FLAT NO.110, SHRAVANTHI SHASWATHI 17TH C CROSS, JP NAGAR 5TH PHASE BENGALURU - 560 078 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJANNA, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. YUKTHA N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI G V ANAND S/O LATE G VISHNU MURTHY AGE ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT PLOT NO.C-122, WARD NO.17 RAGHAVENDRA COLONY, 1ST STAGE S N PETITION , BALLARI - 583 101 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. HALEEMA AMEEN, ADVOCATE) THIS CIVIL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SEC. 24 OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE. 1908., PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER TRANSFERRING THE CASE, NOW PENDING IN MC NO.198/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, BALLARI TO THE FAMILY COURT AT BENGALURU, FOR Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52574 CP No. 352 of 2025 DISPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER 1. Heard Mrs. Yuktha N., learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Haleema Ameen, learned counsel for the respondent. 2. Present petition is filed under Section 24 of of the Code of Civil Procedure Code filed by the wife with the following prayer: WHEREFORE, it is humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to : (a) Pass an order transferring the case, now pending in M.C.No.198/2025 pending on the file of the Principal Judge, Family Court, Ballari to the Family Court at Bengaluru, for disposal in accordance with law, in the interest of justice and equity." - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52574 CP No. 352 of 2025 3. Facts in the nutshell which are utmost necessary for disposal of the present petition are as under: 4.1 On account of the strained matrimonial relationship between the parties, the respondent/husband has filed petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act on the file of Family Court, Ballari. 4. Wife is residing at Bangalore, expresses her inability to attend the Court at Ballari on account of geographical distance as well as financial incapacity to effectively participate in the said matrimonial proceedings. 5. Grounds of revision is opposed by Smt. Haleema, learned counsel for the respondent/husband. 6. Having heard the arguments of both sides this Court perused the material on record meticulously. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52574 CP No. 352 of 2025 7. On such perusal of the material on record, admittedly the case is one for restoration of conjugal rights. 8. This Court secured the presence of the parties and the husband is prepared to adhere to all the conditions that were sought to be imposed by the wife to arrive at a amicable settlement. 9. Despite such arrangements, such conditions being accepted by the husband, petitioner wife is not willing to join the husband. Therefore, the petition for restoration of conjugal rights needs to be adjudicated on merits. 10. Having noted as above, geographical distance and financial incapacity are no longer valid parameters for transfer of a case from one Court to another Court in view of the video conferencing facilities. 11. If the petitioner/wife files an application before the Court at Ballari to effectively participate in the pending - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52574 CP No. 352 of 2025 matrimonial proceedings through video conferencing, the learned Judge at Ballari shall permit the wife to appear through video conferencing. 12. With that direction, following order: ORDER Civil Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SNC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31 CT-SG