1 mca30-11 rpa IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.30 OF 2011 Santosh K. Bhosle .. Applicant V/s. Shalaka Santosh Bhosle .. Respondent ...... Mr. Abhijeet Mahadeokar and Jai Vaidya for the applicant. Mr. N. V. Bandivadekar for respondent. ...... CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : MARCH 3, 2011 P.C. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. Applicant is the husband and respondent is the wife. The respondent has filed a petition seeking decree of judicial separation in the Court of Civil Judge Senior Division of Nashik. The applicant has filed a petition for divorce which is pending in the Court of Civil Judge, Senior Division at Thane. The respondent made an application to this Court for transfer of the proceedings pending in the Thane Court to the Court at Nashik. The application for transfer made by the respondent was not pressed. By this application, the applicant husband is seeking transfer of the petition filed by the respondent for judicial separation which is pending in 2 mca30-11 the Court at Nashik to the Court at Thane. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the applicant submitted that both the petitions will have to be heard by the same Court and after the transfer application filed by the respondent has been dismissed, this Court will have to pass an order of transfer as prayed. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent pointed out that by order dated 23rd September, 2010, passed by the learned Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, Thane the proceedings of the petition filed by the applicant have been stayed. 4. I have considered the submissions. So long as order dated 23rd September, 2010 granting stay is in force, no purpose will be served by transfer of the proceedings. Hence, at this stage no order can be passed for transfer of the proceedings. Hence, application is rejected. JUDGE