- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1076 CP No. 296 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA CIVIL PETITION NO. 296 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT HR AMRUTHAVARSHINI AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, W/O SRI.N.SOMESHWARA PRABHU, D/O H M RAVI KUMAR RESIDING AT OLD B M ROAD, HIRISAVE, HASSAN -573 124. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ARCHANA MURTHY., ADVOCATE) AND: SRI N SOMESHWARA PRABHU AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, S/O D NANJEGOWDA, RESIDING AT NUMBER 159/13 HANUMA NILAYA 3rd CROSS, RAJESHWARI NAGAR, NEAR ICICI BANK ATM LAGGERE, BANGALORE-560 058. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. TAMILARASI .K, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K VIJAY KUMAR., ADVOCATE) THIS CIVIL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SEC. 24 OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908 PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION BY TRANSFERRING MC NO. 3257/25 PENDING BEFORE THE ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL CIVIL COURT JUDGE (JR. DV) BENGALURU TO CIVIL JUDGE SENIOR DIVISION AND Digitally signed by PADMASHREE SHEKHAR DESAI Location: High Court Of Karnatka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1076 CP No. 296 of 2025 JMFC, CHANNARAYAPATNA IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA ORAL ORDER Though this matter has come up for admission, with consent of learned counsel for the parties, the same is taken up for final hearing and disposed of by this order. 2. This petition is filed by wife for transfer of divorce petition in M.C. No.3257 of 2025 filed by husband and pending before the I Additional Principal Civil Court Judge (Jr. Dn.), Bangalore, to Senior Civil Judge Court at Channarayapatna as she is residing with her parents at Channarayapatna. 3. It is stated that the petitioner-wife recently delivered a child and now the child is aged 6 months. Therefore, practically, it is inconvenient for her to travel all the way from Channarayapatna to Bangalore, which is at a distance of 124 kilometres. Therefore, this Court finds that it is just unreasonable to transfer MC No.3257 of 2025 from I Additional - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1076 CP No. 296 of 2025 Principal Civil Court Judge (Jr. Dn.), Bangalore, to Senior Civil Judge Court at Channarayapatna. Ordered accordingly. In the result, the petition is allowed. Sd/- (P SREE SUDHA) JUDGE CS CT:NR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49