IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Civil Misc. Transfer Application No. 22 of 2007 Surendra Dev, S/o Late Shankar Dev R/o Arya Nagar, Gadarpur, Tehsil Gadarpur, District Udham Singh Nagar. …………Applicant. Versus (1) Judge Family Court, District Udham Singh Nagar. (2) Smt. Sunita Arya D/o Ganesh Prasad R/o Mohalla Ganesh Nagar Subhash Nagar, Bareilly, U.P. …………. Respondents. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. (2) By means of this petition, moved under Section 24 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the petitioner has sought transfer of Suit No. 74 of 2005, Surendra Dev Vs. Sunita Arya, pending in the court of Judge, Family Court, Udham Singh Nagar, to some other court. (3) It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the Judge, Family Court, Udham Singh Nagar, where the suit is filed by the petitioner for divorce under Section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act, against the respondent no. 2 Sunita Arya, has shown a conduct which has created apprehension in his mind that the petitioner would not be able to get the justice. In the application dated 13.09.2007, made by the petitioner, a copy of which is Annexure 2 to the writ petition, makes following disclosures- ^^---------------;g fd fnukad 17-08-07 dks tc ;kph ds vf/koDrk foi{kh ds xokgkuksa ls ftjg dj jgs Fks rks ftjg ds nkSjku dqN rF; tks ;kph ds vf/kork dh ;knnk”r ls ckgj tk jgs Fks] dks crkus dk iz;kl tc ;kph }kjk fd;k x;k rks ihBklhu vf/kdkjh us fQj ;kph dks ;g dgdj dLVMh esa djk fn;k fd ;s U;kf;d dk;Zokgh ds nkSjku cksyrk gS vkSj tc rd lk{; dh dk;Zokgh pyrh jgh ihBklhu vf/kdkjh us ;kph dks dLVMh esa gh [kM+k fd, j[kkA u dsoy bruk cfYd ;kph ds vf/koDrk }kjk dh tk jgh ftjg ds chp esa ckj ckj i=koyh esa nkf[ky dkxtkrks ds isij uEcj vkfn fy[kkus ij jksd yxk;h vkSj ftjg dks laf{kIr djus ds fy, vuqfpr ncko cuk;k ftl dkj.k ls larks"ktud ftjg Hkh ugh gks ik;hA ;g dh fnuakd 10-09-07 dks tc foi{kh }kjk izLrqr fyLV xokgu ds lHkh xokg gks x;s Fks rks foi{kh dh vksj ls ,d izkFkZuk Ik= ,d vU; xokg dks izLrqr djus gsrq fn;k x;k ftl ij ;kph ds vf/koDrk }kjk viuh vkifRr ntZ dh x;hA vkMZj 'khV ij U;k;ky; }kjk 10-09-07 ddh frfFk fu;r djds ;kph rFkk foi{kh nksuksa ls gLrk{kj djk;s x;sA ;g dh fu;r frfFk fnukd 10-09-07 dks tc ;kph gkftj vnkyr vk;k rks mldh ,d vU; Ik=koyh va0/kkjk 340 tk0QkS0okn la0&193 @ 2006 tks blh U;k;ky; esa blh frfFk ij vkns”k esa Fkh U;k;ky; d{k esa miyC/k Fkh fdUrq /kkjk 13 fg0fo0vf/k0 dh Ik=koyh okn la0& 74 @05 U;k;ky; esa miyC/k ugha FkhA ;kph }kjk is”kdkj ls bl ckcr ekywe djus ij is”kdkj us dgk fd vkt dh frfFk esa og i=koyh ugha yxh gksxhA bl ij ;kph us dgk fd ,slk ugh gS eSa Loa; 10-08-07 dh frfFk ysdj vkSj bl frfFk ds fy, vkMZj “khV ij vius gLrk{kj iwoZ frfFk 17-08-07 dks djds x;k FkkA ;kph dh ckr dks U;k;ky; esa mifLFkr ihBklhu vf/kdkjh us lquk vkSj fQj mRrsftr gksrs gq, ;kph dks nkSjkus eqdnek pkSFkh ckj fQj dLVMh esa ys fy;k rFkk vius cSBs jgus rd ;kph dks U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa [kM+k j[kk rFkk ckn esa ;g dgrs gq, fd yap vof/k ds ckn vius vf/koDrk dks ysdj vkuk] ;kph dks NksM fn;kA ;g fd yap ds ckn ;kph Hk; vf/koDrk gkftj vnkyr gqvk cn la0-& 74&2005 dh Ik=koyh ij foi{kh }kjk vU; dksbZ xokg is’k u fd;k tkuk fy[kk x;k vkSj Ik=koyh 01-10-07 dks cgl ds fy, yxk nh x;h fdUrq ihBklhu vf/kdkjh ls tc ;kph ds vf/koDrk us ckj&ckj ;kph dks dLVMh es ysus dk dkj.k tkuuk pkgk rks ihBklhu vf/kdkjh us ;g dgrs gq, fd bls 218 lh0vkj0ih0lh0 dk uksfVl tkjh dj nks A dkj.k le> esa vk tk;sxk A ---------------------------^^ (4) Without going into the correctness of the above allegations, in the circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that it would be fair and proper to transfer the Suit from the Court of Judge, Family Court, Udham Singh Nagar to some other Court. Nearest Court to which the Suit can be transferred is the court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Nainital. The respondent no. 2 Sunita Arya is resident of Bareilly and will have to travel longer journey in coming to the Court. As such, it is also desirable that she should be compensated on account of her expenses she would be required to spend for attending the Court at Nainital. Therefore, the application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is allowed. Suit No. 74 of 2005 Surendra Dev Vs. Sunita Arya, pending in the Court of Judge, Family Court, Udham Singh Nagar, is transferred to the principal Judge, Family Court, Nainital, who shall proceed further in the suit. This transfer order is being passed subject to the condition that the petitioner shall pay Rs.300/- per visit of the respondent no.2 to the Court at Nainital, apart from the interim maintenance already directed to be paid by the petitioner to the respondent no.2. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.28.11.2007 NS