- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42964 CP No. 278 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CIVIL PETITION NO. 278 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MRS NALINADEVI M R W/O PRAMOD KUMAR SUVARNA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT, PARNA KUTEERA GAMPA ROAD, KOTTNAKATTE, HARIYADKA, UDUPI DIST - 576 113. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VARUN Y. FOR SRI. SACHIN B S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. PRAMOD KUMAR SUVARNA S/O LATE J.P.SUVARNA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS R/AT, RAJANI VIHARA JEEPU KUDPADI ROAD, MANGALORE - 575 002. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K. RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE) THIS CIVIL PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 24 OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE. 1908 PRAYING TO TRANSFER THE M.C.NO.246/2025 ON THE FILE OF I ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, MANGALURU, TO THE PRINCIPAL Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42964 CP No. 278 of 2025 JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, UDUPI 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 Sri. Varun Y., learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. C.K. Ravishankar, learned counsel for the respondent. 2. Present Civil Petition is filed under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure with the following prayer: "WHEREFORE, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to transfer the above MC No.246/2025 on the file of I Addl. Principal Judge, Family Court, Mangaluru, to the Principal Judge, Family Court, Udupi in the interest of justice and equity." 3. Facts in the nutshell which are utmost necessary for disposal of the present petition are as under: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42964 CP No. 278 of 2025 3.1 Respondent is the husband of the petitioner aged about 70 years. Petitioner is aged 60 years. Respondent has filed a petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking restitution of conjugal rights. 3.2 Wife who is residing in Udupi seeks transfer of said petition from Mangalore to Udupi as she is unable to attend the Court at Mangalore. 4. Sri. K. Ravishankar, learned counsel for the respondent submits that respondent is now not well and is paralytic and he is in the intensive care unit at hospital at Mangalore having serious heart ailment as well where only 30% of his heart is functioning. 5. Taking note of these peculiar facts, if the petitioner is directed to participate in the pending matrimonial proceedings at Mangalore through videoconference, ends of justice would be met. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42964 CP No. 278 of 2025 6. If such an application is filed by the petitioner, learned Trial Judge at Mangalore shall allow such application and permit the petitioner to participate in the pending matrimonial proceedings through videoconference. 7. With that observation, following Order is passed: ORDER Civil Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SNC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9 ct:SG