JUDGMENT :

J.J. Munir, J.

1. This is a transfer application on behalf of the wife under Section 24 C.P.C., seeking transfer of Case No. 1326 of 2019, Ashutosh Agrawal vs. Shakshi Agrawal, under Section 12 (1)(b) and (c) read with Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 from the Principal Judge, Family Court, Gautam Budh Nagar to the Principal Judge, Family Court, Allahabad.

2. Parties have exchanged affidavits and the matter was heard elaborately on 22.09.2021, when the judgment was reserved.

3. Heard Mr. Pankaj Kumar Ojha, learned counsel for the applicant and Ms. Shreya Gupta, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party.

4. The applicant and the opposite party are an estranged couple. They were married according to Hindu rites on June the 8th, 2019 at NOIDA, District Gautam Budh Nagar. The applicant stayed with the opposite party in their matrimonial home at Gautam Budh Nagar, but complaints of cruelty, including physical violence, appeared early into the marriage. It appears that the opposite party is employed as a Senior Manager in the Human Resource Development, Department of Honda Car India Limited. He is said to draw a salary of Rs. 90,000/- per month. The applica