ORDER :

1. Petitioner/Shilpa Shaji, who is the wife of the first respondent in this petition, has filed this transfer petition under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code, seeking to transfer O.P. No. 669/2019 and O.P. (HMA) No. 672/2019 and O.P. (HMA) No. 700/2021 pending before the Family Court, Pathanamthitta to Family Court, Ernakulam.

2. During the pendency of this transfer petition and after the appearance of the respondents, I.A. No. 1/2022 was filed to incorporate prayer to transfer O.P. (G&W) No. 352/2020. Similarly, I.A. No. 2/2022 also filed to allow transfer of O.P. (G&W) No. 352/2020 pending before the Family Court, Pathanamthitta to Family Court, Ernakulam. I.A. Nos. 1/2022 and 2/2022 stand allowed.

3. Now, the question to be decided is whether O.P. No. 669/2019 and O.P. (HMA) No. 672/2019 and O.P. (HMA) No. 700/2021 and O.P. (G&W) No. 352/2020 are liable to be transferred from Family Court, Pathanamthitta to Family Court, Ernakulam for the reasons stated by the petitioner.

4. Heard both sides in detail.

5. It is vehemently argued by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the marital relationship between the petitioner and the first respondent was strained due to uns