THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition No. 538 of 2010 ORDER: 1. This petition is filed under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to withdraw O.P. No.497 of 2010 from the file of the Principal District Judge, West Godavari at Eluru, and transfer the same to the file of the Judge, Family Court, Visakhapatnam for enquiry along with F.C. O.P. No.1493 of 2009. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. None appears for the respondent inspite of service of notice. 3. Balance of convenience is the prime criterion for effecting transfer of a case from one court to another. It must relate to convenience of both the parties. 4. The petitioner herein is the wife of the respondent. The respondent filed O.P. No.497 of 2010 on the file of the Principal District Judge, West Godavari at Eluru, for divorce. The petitioner filed F.C. O.P. No.1493 of 2009 on the file of the Judge, Family Court, Visakhapatnam for maintenance. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the respondent is attending the court at Visakpahatnam in connection with the maintenance case. So, if the case at Eluru is transferred to Visakpahatnam, it would not cause any inconvenience to the respondent. Both the parties can make a request to the concerned Presiding Officer to post both the cases on one day, so that it would be convenient to them to attend the court on one day in both the cases. 5. The Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition is, accordingly, allowed. O.P. No.497 of 2010 is withdrawn from the file of the Principal District Judge, West Godavari at Eluru, and the same is transferred to the file of the Judge, Family Court, Visakhapatnam. No costs. ---------------- 13.12.2010 DRK THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition No. 538 of 2010 Date: 13.12.2010 Between: Mallipudi Nirmala Jyothsna …Petitioner And Mallipudi Gopala Krishna Murthy …Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition No. 538 of 2010 13.12.2010