IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2011 / 15TH POUSHA 1932 Tr.P(C).No. 180 of 2010() ------------------------- OP.No.1113/2009 of FAMILY COURT,ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER (S): RESPONDENT ------------------------------ MINI.P, W/O. VINODKUMAR.K.B, MAYOOKHAM, VIDYA NAGAR, N.S.S ENGINEERING COLLEGE POST, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.V.C.MADHAVANKUTTY RESPONDENT(S): PETITIONER -------------------------------------------- VINDOKUMAR.K.B, S/O. BHASKARA MENON, “SREYAS AMBADI”, POONITHURA, ERANKULAM, KOCHI - 682 036. ADV. SRI.BABU KARUKAPADATH FOR R SMT.M.A.VAHEEDA BABU FOR R SRI.JAGAN GEORGE FOR R SRI.P.G.PRAMOD FOR R SRI.KANDAMPULLY RAHUL FOR R THIS TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------------------------- Tr.P.(C).No.180 of 2010 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of January, 2011 ORDER The petitioner, the wife of the respondent, seeks transfer of O.P.No.1113 of 2009 pending before the Family Court, Ernakulam to the Family Court, Palakkad. 2. The petitioner (wife) is residing at Palakkad. It is submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that the marriage was solemnised at Palakkad. The respondent husband is working at Ernakulam. He filed O.P.No.1113 of 2009 against the petitioner for dissolution of marriage. That petition is pending. The wife filed O.P.No.778 of 2009 before the Family Court, Palakkad, for return of ornaments or for realisation of the value of the same. She also filed M.C.No.335 of 2009 before the Family Court, Palakkad claiming maintenance. Those cases are pending before the Tr.P.C.No.180/2010 2 Family Court, Palakkad. 3. The position as of now is that three cases are being litigated by the parties, two cases before the Family court, Palakkad and one case before the Family court, Ernakulam. The wife is residing at Palakkad. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that father and mother of the petitioner are no more and there is nobody to accompany her to attend the Family court at Ernakulam. 4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the prayer made by the petitioner is just and reasonable. By transferring the case from Family Court, Ernakulam to the Family Court, Palakkad, not much prejudice would be caused to the respondent. At any rate, the respondent has to appear before the Family Court, Palakkad to contest O.P.No.778 of 2009 and M.C.No.335 of 2009 filed by the wife. Tr.P.C.No.180/2010 3 Accordingly, the Transfer Petition is allowed. O.P.No.1113 of 2009 pending before the Family Court, Ernakulam, shall stand transferred to the Family Court, Palakkad. The Family Court, Ernakulam shall transmit the records to the Family Court, Palakkad. K.T.SANKARAN JUDGE csl