- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45578 CP No. 349 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CIVIL PETITION No.349 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT. G K BINDU W/O MR D B HALARAMESHWARA, D/O LATE G C KUBERAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT NO.456, 27TH CROSS, 20TH MAIN, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, GKVK POST, BENGALURU PIN -560065 …PETITIONER (BY SRI T.M.CHOWDA REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: MR. D B HALARAMESHWARA S/O SRI BASAVARAJAPPA D C, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, EMPLOYEE IN HCL TECH COMPANY, R/AT NO.106, I FLOOR, PEBBLES APARTMENT, 1 CROSS, I MAIN, KRISHNAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA -577 204 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI SANDESH P NADIGER, ADVOCATE) THIS CIVIL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 24 OF CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, PRAYING TO WITHDRAW THE CASE IN M.C.NO.230/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE FAMILY COURT AT SHIVAMOGGA AND TRANSFER THE SAME TO FAMILY COURT AT BENGALURU VIDE ANNEXURE D. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45578 CP No. 349 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Parties present. There is no possibility of amicable settlement. 2. Petition is filed under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, with the following prayer: “In view of the aforesaid facts, reasons and related circumstances of the case, it is respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to pass an order for: (a) WITHDRAWING the case in M.C.No.230/2025 on the file of the Hon’ble Family Court at Shivamogga and transfer the same to Family Court at Bengaluru vide Annexure-D.” 3. Facts in a nutshell are as under: Respondent/husband filed a petition for divorce in M.C.No.230/2025 on the file of the Family Court at Shivamogga, whereas, petitioner/wife had filed Crl.Misc. No.79/2025 under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, and also a petition for divorce on the file of the JMFC (Traffic Court-VI), Bengaluru. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45578 CP No. 349 of 2025 4. Now, wife wants the petition filed by the husband at Shivamogga to be transferred to the Court at Bengaluru to be tried along with petition for divorce filed by her. 5. Since both the parties have filed petition for divorce, any of the parties can appear through video conferencing and file appropriate statement before any one of the Courts and obtain necessary Orders. 6. Geographical distance and financial constraints are no longer valid grounds for transfer of case from one Court to another, in view of the videoconferencing facility now available. 7. If any of the parties in any of the proceedings apply for effective participation through video conferencing, learned Trial Judges in each of the Courts may permit the parties to utilize the videoconferencing facility. 8. Parties may also explore the possibility of settlement in the pending proceedings. 9. With that observation, the following: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45578 CP No. 349 of 2025 ORDER Civil Petition dismissed. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm List No.: 1 Sl No.: 78