IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN TUESDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2008 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 Tr.P(C).No. 239 of 2008 -------------------------------------- OP.698/2008 of FAMILY COURT, ALAPPUZHA .................... PETITIONER: SMITHA, AGED 27, D/O.LATE VELAYUDHAN, ELAPARAMBIL, SURYA NAGAR, VELLANIKARA.P.O, PANDIPARAMBU, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR) RESPONDENT: ASOK KUMAR, S/O.GOPINATHAN, ANITHA COTTAGE, OLAKETTIAMBALAM, BHARANIKAVU, ALAPUZHA. ADV. SRI.SUNIL J.CHAKKALACKAL THIS TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.P. Balachandran, J. -------------------------- Tr.P.(C)No.239 of 2008 -------------------------- ORDER Petitioner is the wife of the respondent and she is a permanent resident of Thrissur District. It is the case of the petitioner that O.P.No.698/08 has been filed by the respondent against her before the Family Court, Alappuzha, when she had already instituted M.C. No.264/08 before the Family Court, Thrissur claiming maintenance; that she is finding it difficult to contest O.P.No.698/08 going over to Alappuzha and that therefore, O.P.No.698/08 be transferred from the Family Court, Alappuzha to the Family Court, Thrissur. It is only proper that to suit the convenience of the petitioner/wife, O.P.No.698/08 filed by the respondent/ husband before the Family Court, Alappuzha is transferred to the Family court, Thrissur. In the result, allowing this transfer petition, I order that O.P.No.698/08 pending before the Family Court, Alappuzha be transferred to the Family Court, Thrissur forthwith. 9th December, 2008 (K.P.Balachandran, Judge) tkv