- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46972 CP No. 247 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. 247 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT. R MADHUSHREE DAUGHTER OF C.V.RAJAPPA WIFE OF K.KALYAN KUMAR AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS RESIDENT OF AJAGONDANAHALLI VILLAGE ANUGONDANAHALLI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 560 087. PRESENTLY AT NO.210, MARATHANAHALLI BRIDGE ASHOKANAGAR, BANGALORE-560 036 ADVOCATE PRACTICING AT BANGALORE COURT/S …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANILKUMAR D., ADVOCATE SRI. SRINIVAS KUMAR P.,ADVOCATE) AND: SRI K KALYAN KUMAR SON OF K.N.KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS RESIDENT OF KARUDUBANDE HOSAHALLI VILLAGE NARASAPURA HOBLI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT - 563 133. …RESPONDENT (RESPONDENT IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46972 CP No. 247 of 2025 THIS CP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 24 OF CPC, PRAYING TO TRANSFER THE PETITION IN M.C.NO.53/2024 FROM LEARNED PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT AT KOLAR TO THE IV ADDITIONAL FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU. 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.Anil Kumar, learned counsel on behalf of Sri.P.Srinivas Kumar, learned counsel for petitioner. 2. Wife's petition under Section 24 CPC with the following prayer: "WHEREFORE, the Petitioner humbly pray that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to: a) Call the records in M.C.No.53/2024 on the file of the learned Principal Judge, Family Court at Kolar; b) To transfer the petition in M.C.No.53/2024 from learned Principal Judge, Family Court at Kolar to the IV Additional Family Judge Court, Bengaluru." 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.53/2024 on the file of Prl. Judge, Family - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46972 CP No. 247 of 2025 Court, Kolar. Wife residing at Bengaluru is seeking transfer of the case from Family Court, Kolar to Bengaluru 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 Kolar 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.: 27