R. V. VASANTHA KUMAR, J.

( 1 ) THIS civil petition is filed under S. 24 of C. P. C. , seeking transfer of matrimonial case pending on the file of the Family Court to the Court of the principal Civil Judge, Hubli.

( 2 ) FEW facts to briefly state are :- one Sri S. B. Shivaprakash has initiated legal action against his wife Smt. Nanda Kishori seeking dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce before the Family Court at Bangalore. According to the pleadings marriage was solemnised according to Hindu Rites at Hubli in the year 1976 and that two children were born out of wedlock and spouses were living at Bangalore, and differences arose in the year 1988.

( 3 ) THIS civil petition is filed by the wife seeking transfer of the proceedings pending on the file of the Family Court at Bangalore to jurisdictional Court at Hubli where wife is living with her parents after leaving the matrimonial home. Causes attributed by the wife for leaving matrimonial home were that her husband used to ill-treat her and further used to come to matrimonial home in a drunken state in the company of another lady and when he was confronted about his behaviour, she was abused and she was silenced under threat

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