IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 20TH KARTHIKA 1933 Tr.P(C).No. 275 of 2011 ------------------------------ OP.757/2011 of FAMILY COURT, NEDUMANGAU .................... PETITIONER: - --------------------- T.N.PRADEEP KUMAR, S/O.NATARAJA PILLAI, T.C.X/605(2), 'SREPADAM', II AVENUE, ABHAYA NAGAR, PEROORKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.LIJU. M.P RESPONDENT : - ------------------------ M. LATHAKUMARI, D/O. MEENAKSHI AMMA, ROOM NO.13, ATHURASRAMAM WORKING WOMEN'S HOSTEL, P.M.G. VIKAS BHAVAN P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. PIN - 695 001. BY ADVS. SRI.SANTHAN V.NAIR SRI.V.GOPIKRISHNA SRI.V.V.MITHUN THIS TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Tr.P(C).No. 275 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S ANNEXURES: ANNEXURE A : COPY OF THE PETITION IN O.P. NO. 757 / 2011 ON THE FILE OF THE FAMILY COURT, NEDUMANGADU. ANNEXURE B : COPY OF THE PETITION IN O.P. (HMA) NO. 799/2011 ON THE FILE OF THE FAMILY COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. RESPONDENT'S ANNEXURES: NIL. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE DMR/- THOMAS P. JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------- Tr.P(C).No.275 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this 11th day of November, 2011 ORDER This petition is filed by the petitioner/husband seeking transfer of O.P.No.757 of 2011 from the Family Court, Nedumangad to the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram. It is stated that transfer of the case to the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram will be to the convenience of respondent/wife also since she has filed O.P(H.M.A).No.799 of 2011 seeking divorce in the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram. Certain other proceedings are also pending in Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram. 2. Petition is not opposed by the respondent. 3. Since it is convenient to both sides if the case is transferred to the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram, I am inclined to allow the request. Resultantly this petition is allowed as follows: (i) O.P.No.757 of 2011 pending in the Family Court, Nedumangad is withdrawn from that Court and made over to the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram. Tr.P(C).No.275 of 2011 -: 2 :- (ii) The transferor court shall transmit records of the case to the transferee court with due intimation to the counsel on both sides as to the date of appearance in the transferee court. (iii) It is made clear that except when physical presence of respondent is necessary it is open to him to appear through counsel in the transferee court. (iv) The Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram is directed to post all the cases between petitioner and the respondent and pending in that Court, as far as possible on the same dates. Sd/- (THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE) Sbna/-