THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Tr.C.M.P. No.683 of 2010 ORDER: The marriage between the petitioner and the respondent took place on 29-10-2006 at Tenali. They were also blessed with a female child. They are living separately for the past 4 to 5 years, on account of differences, that have arisen between them. The respondent is said to be employed in Malaysia, as Analytic Programmer. The respondent filed O.P.No.1550 of 2010, under Section 10 of the Special Marriage Act, in the Court of Principal District Judge, Guntur. The petitioner seeks transfer of the same to the Court of Principal District Judge, Kurnool. The petitioner contends that she is a permanent resident of Kurnool, though she is employed at different places, and that she is regularly visiting Kurnool, to look after the baby, who is being brought up by her parents. It is also pleaded that the respondent has no justification in filing the O.P., at Guntur, and that she is finding it difficult and unsafe to defend herself in the O.P. The respondent filed a counter-affidavit, opposing the application. He presented his version of the disputes, between himself and the petitioner. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent. The petitioner seeks transfer of the O.P. filed by the respondent, for divorce. The only basis for the respondent to file the O.P., in the District Court, Guntur, appears to be, that the marriage took place within the jurisdiction of the said Court. The fact, however, remains that he was resident of Malaysia, when the O.P. was filed, and that the petitioner is a permanent resident of Kurnool, though she too is employed at different places. The difficulty to be faced by a woman to attend a Court at a far off place, that too, along with a female child of tender age, is not difficult to imagine. The convenience of a woman spouse becomes relevant, in the context of choosing the forum. Hence, the Tr.C.M.P is allowed, and O.P.No.1550 of 2010 is transferred from the Court of Principal District Judge, Guntur, to the Court of Principal District Judge, Kurnool. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.20-04-2011. KO