- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46971 CP No. 302 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CIVIL PETITION NO. 302 OF 2025 BETWEEN: KRUTHIKA H. M. D/O MANJUANTHA H P W/O ADITYA S P AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT "KUSUMA" WARD NO.34 9TH CROSS, H N PURA ROAD CHANNAPATNA, HASSAN 573201 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH B BALADARE, ADVOCATE) AND: ADITYA. S. P. S/O PRAKASH H R AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS RA/T NO. 3/3, 6TH B CROSS HARAKE HANUMAN TEMPLE ROAD OPP CMKA BUS STOP BALAJI NAGAR BSK 3RD STAGE BANGALORE 560 085 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. G.B. SHARATH GOWDA, ADVOCATE) THIS CP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 24 OF CPC, PRAYING TO TRANSFER THE MC NO.3225/2025 THIS IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL FAMILY COURT AT BENGALURU TO Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46971 CP No. 302 of 2025 FAMILY COURT AT HASSAN 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 Heard Sri.Girish B. Baladare learned counsel for petitioner and Sri.G.B.Sharath Gowda, learned counsel for respondent. 2. Wife's petition under Section 24 CPC with the following prayer: "WHEREFORE, the Petitioner humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to: (a) To transfer the M.C.No.3225/2025 this is pending on the file of Principal Family Court at Bengaluru to Family Court at Hassan in the interest of justice and equity." 3. Facts of the case are as under: Matrimonial relationship between the parties is strained and therefore respondent has filed a petition for divorce in M.C.No.3225/2025 on the file of Prl. Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru. Wife residing at Hassan is - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46971 CP No. 302 of 2025 seeking transfer of the case from Family Court, Bengaluru to Hassan Court on the ground of geographical distance and financial incapacity. 4. Financial incapacity and geographical distance are no longer good parameters for transfer of a case from one Court to another Court in view of video conferencing facility. If the petitioner files an application before the Court at Bengaluru to effectively participate in the pending matrimonial proceedings through video conferencing, the learned Judge shall permit the petitioner to do so. With that direction following: ORDER Petition is dismissed. SD/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SBN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28