- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50273 CP No. 36 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CIVIL PETITION NO. 36 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MRS SOWMYA C K D/O KUMAR W/O ABHILASH KUMAR M AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/O 2270, 4TH BLOCK SIR M.V L/0, NEAR UNIVERSAL CONVENT BENGALURU - 560 056 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. N. GOWTHAM RAGHUNATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR ABHILASH KUMAR M S/O LATE C.K. MANJU AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/O 71, KEB ROAD ELWALA BEHIND HIGH SCHOOL MYSORE - 571 130 ALSO AT BHAIRAVESHWARA ENTERPRISES 16/89, 1ST CROSS BPL SHOWROOM ROAD, BASAVESHWARA BLOCK, NEAR CHAITRA CLINIC Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50273 CP No. 36 of 2025 KR NAGAR (TOWN) MYSORE - 571 602 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. MANJUNATH G. KANDEKAR, ADVOCATE) THIS CIVIL PETITION FILED UNDER SEC. 24 OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE. 1908 PRAYING TO PASS AN APPROPRIATE ORDER / DIRECTION TRANSFERRING M.C.NO.895/2024 PENDING ADJUDICATION BEFORE THE HONBLE COURT OF THE PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT MYSURU TO THE HONBLE 4TH ADDITIONAL FAMILY JUDGE, AT BENGALURU (ANNEXURE A). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER 1. Parties are present before the Court. There is no possibility of amicable settlement. Hence, the matter is heard on merit. 2. Heard Sri. N. Gowtham Raghunath, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. Manjunath G., learned counsel for the respondent. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50273 CP No. 36 of 2025 3. The present petition is filed by the petitioner/wife under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure with the following prayer: "WHEREFORE, it is humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to : (i) Pass an appropriate order/direction transferring M.C.No.895/2024 pending adjudication before the Hon'ble Court of the Principal Judge, Family Court, Mysuru to the Hon'ble 4th Additional Family Judge at Bengaluru (Annexure - A)." 4. Facts in the nutshell which are utmost necessary for disposal of the present petition are as under: 4.1 On account of strained matrimonial relationship between the petitioner and respondent, the respondent/husband has filed a petition for restitution of conjugal rights on the file of Family Court, Mysore in M.C. No.895/2024. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50273 CP No. 36 of 2025 5. Wife is now seeking transfer of the matrimonial case from Mysore to Bangalore on account of geographical distance and financial incapacity to participate the proceedings at Mysore. Moreover, she has filed a petition for maintenance which is pending before the Court at Bangalore. 6. The grounds of petition is opposed by the counsel for the respondent. 7. Having heard the arguments of both sides, it is noted that geographical distance and financial incapacity are no longer valid grounds to transfer the proceedings from one Court to another Court in view of the video conferencing facility. 8. Thus, request of the petitioner cannot be granted. 9. However, if the petitioner intends to participate in the proceedings before the Family Court effectively through video conferencing, she may file an application - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50273 CP No. 36 of 2025 before the Family Court and said application needs to be allowed and petitioner be permitted to appear through video conferencing. 10. With that direction, following Order: ORDER Civil Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SNC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29