IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 15TH MAGHA 1932 Tr.P(C).No. 332 of 2010 TO TRANSFER OP.1049/2010 FROM THE FAMILY COURT, KOTTAYAM AT ETTUMANOOR TO THE FAMILY COURT, ALAPPUZHA PETITIONER/RESPONDENT ----------------------------------------- FEBIMOL, AGED 40 YEARS, W/O.VARGHESE JOSEPH, ARASSAR KADAVIL HOUSE, PUNNAPRA P.O., ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.MATHEW JAMES RESPONDENT: PETITIONER ------------------------- VARGHESE JOSEPH, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.JOSEPH, VALPATHUPARAYIL HOUSE, KULASEKHARAMANGALAM P.O., VAIKKOM, KOTTAYAM-686 141. ADV. SRI.ALEX.M.SCARIA THIS TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ Tr.P.(C). NO. 332 OF 2010 ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 4th day of February, 2011 O R D E R The petitioner, the wife of the respondent, has filed this Transfer Petition seeking to transfer O.P.No.1049 of 2010, pending before the Family Court, Kottayam at Ettumanoor to the Family Court, Alappuzha. 2. Though notice was served on the respondent, there is no appearance. 3. The marriage between the petitioner and the respondent took place on 19.11.2007. A girl child was born in that wedlock. The respondent husband filed O.P.No.1049 of 2010 before the Family Court, Kottayam at Ettumanoor against the petitioner for divorce. 4. It is submitted by the petitioner that she is residing at Punnapra, within the jurisdiction of the Family Court, Alappuzha and the distance from Punnapra to Ettumanoor is more than 100 Kms. The petitioner is unemployed. She has to maintain a child aged only 3 Tr.P.(C) NO.332 OF 2010 :: 2 :: years. It is stated that there is nobody to accompany her to the Family Court at Ettumanoor. The respondent is residing at Vaikom. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the distance from Vaikom to Ettumanoor would be around 30 Kms. and the distance from Vaikom to Alappuzha would be around 50 Kms. If the case is transferred from the Family Court, Kottayam at Ettumanoor to the Family Court, Alappuzha, no great prejudice or inconvenience would be caused to the respondent. For the aforesaid reasons, the Transfer Petition is allowed. O.P.No.1049 of 2010, pending before the Family Court, Kottayam at Ettumanoor shall stand transferred to the Family Court, Alappuzha. The Family Court, Kottayam at Ettumanoor shall transmit the records in O.P.No.1049 of 2010 to the Family Court, Alappuzha. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/