ORDER :

1. Sri.Ganesh S.Kalaburgi, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri.B.K.Hiremath, learned counsel for respondent have appeared in-person.

2. In these proceeding, the parties to a dispute have chosen to litigate in order to determine where they shall litigate.

3. The short facts are as under; Petitioner and respondent are husband and wife and their marriage was solemnized on 29.04.2008 at Maya Mandir Kalyan Mantap at Kalaburagi. From the wedlock, they have a child by name - Tarun. Petitioner and respondent lived happily for four years.

It is averred that respondent was earlier working in Hipparga village, Jhamkhandi Taluk, Bagalkot District and petitioner was working in Kalaburagi District. Despite the work load, petitioner used to travel to respondent's place frequently. As the distance was creating lot of differences among petitioner and respondent, petitioner requested respondent to take transfer to Kalaburagi. He also made all the facilities such as house, car and other facilities available for his wife. But the wife asked to resign from his job and move to Bagalkot to live with her and make a living out of her earnings only. The said demand was not fulfilled by petitioner; he