1 14.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 102 OF 2026 SWATI DNYANESHWAR VIRGAONKAR VERSUS DNYANESHWAR SOMNATH VIRGAONKAR ... Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Chetan Barku Chaudhari … CORAM : ABHAY J. MANTRI, J. DATE : 27th JULY, 2026 PER COURT : 1. The Applicant seeks transfer of the divorce proceeding bearing Marriage Petition no. A-298/2025, pending before the learned Family Court, Nashik, to the learned Family Court, Dhule. 2. Heard the learned Advocate for the Applicant. No one appears for the Respondent, though served. It seems that the Respondent is not interested in resisting the Application, or he has no grievance about the averments made in the Application. 3. The Applicant contends that she has no source of income and a minor daughter is living with her. Therefore, it is inconvenient and difficult for her to attend the proceeding at Nashik, which is approximately 120 kms. away. Apart from that, the execution proceeding of arrears of maintenance amount is pending before the learned Family Court at Dhule. 2026:BHC-AUG:31252 2 14.odt 4. Having considered the above facts and in view of the law laid down in the case of N.C.V. Aishwarya Vs. A. S. Saravana Karthik Sha reported in AIR Online 2022 SC 1268, I deem it appropriate to transfer the divorce proceeding bearing Marriage Petition no. A-298/2025, pending before the learned Family Court, Nashik, to the learned Family Court, Dhule. 5. As a result, the Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause ‘C’. 6. Inform the concerned Courts, accordingly. 7. The Application is disposed of, accordingly. ( ABHAY J. MANTRI, J. ) SPC