- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:407 CP No. 100222 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR CIVIL PETITION NO.100222 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT. MANJULA W/O. VIJAYKUMAR S. CHALAVANNAVAR, D/O. GADIGEPPA DIDAGANNAVAR, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. HARLAPUR, PO: UGARGOL, TQ: SAUNDATTI, DIST: BELAGAVI-581107. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHIVRAJ S. BALLOLI, ADVOCATE.) AND: SHRI VIJAYKUMAR SIDDAPPA CHALAVANNAVAR, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: PRIVATE SERVICE, R/O. H.NO.100, SANTOSH NAGAR, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD-580032. …RESPONDENT (SERVICE OF NOTICE TO RESPONDENT IS HELD SUFFICIENT.) THIS CIVIL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 24 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE CIVIL PETITION AND WITHDRAW THE PROCEEDINGS IN M.C.NO.562/2024 FROM THE FILE OF THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL FAMILY COURT, HUBBALLI AND TRANSFER THE SAME TO FILE OF THE LEARNED SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, SAUNDATTI AND ETC.,. Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:407 CP No. 100222 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) The petitioner/wife has filed this petition under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, for seeking transfer of a case in M.C.No.562/2024, pending on the file of Principal Family Court, Hubballi, to the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Saundatti. 2. The respondent herein being husband of the petitioner has filed petition in M.C.No.562/2024, under Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, for dissolution of marriage, before the Principal Family Court at Hubballi. 3. The petitioner is residing at Ugargol village in Saundatti taluka in Belagavi district. She is a homemaker without having any source of income. The respondent/husband is a private employee. Therefore, he is - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:407 CP No. 100222 of 2025 having income. The petitioner being a woman is facing difficulty to travel from Saundatti to Hubballi to attend the Court case. Whereas, the respondent/husband is able to travel from Hubballi to Saundatti. Hence, the petition is liable to be allowed. Accordingly, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER i) The petition is allowed. ii) The case in M.C.No.562/2024, pending on the file of Principal Family Court, Hubballi, is transferred to the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Saundatti, for disposal in accordance with law. iii) No order as to costs. Sd/- (HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR) JUDGE MRK CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37