APHC010010472026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3397]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENUTHURUMALLI GOPALA KRISHNA RAO TRANS. CIVIL MISC.PETITION NO: 11/2026 Between:

1. B EKKAM LAKSHMI SRAVANI,, W/O SRI SATYA RAGHAVENDRA AGE. 28 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WIFE RIO D.NO. 59-13-15, KASAIAH STREET JAGANNAICKPUR, KAKINADA - 533 002

2. A MMIREDDY ATCHUTA,, W/O. SRI SRIRAM AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC.

HOUSE WIFE R/O D. NO. 59-13-15, KASAIAH STREET JAGANNAICKPUR, KAKINADA - 533 00 ...PETITIONER(S)

AND

1. B EKKAM SATYA RAGHAVENDRA, , S/o Sri Venkata Narasimha Murthy, Rio Flat No.A-809, The Celest Apartment, Near Lanka Grounds, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam - 530 026 ...RESPONDENT Petition Under Section 24 of the C.P.C. Praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith,the High Court may be pleased topleased to transfer the case in F.C.O.P.No.1810 of 2025 pending on the file of the Court of the Judge, Family Court, Visakhapatnam to the Court of the Principal Civil Judge (Senior Division), Kakinada in the interest of justice and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings in F.C.O.P.No.1810 of 2025 on the file of the Court of the Judge, Family Court, Visakhapatnam, pending disposal of the present Tr. C.M.P. and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased May be pleased to vacate the interim stay orders granted on 19.01.2026 in I.A.No. 1/2026 in Tr.C.M.P.No. 11/2026 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. N SIVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent:

1. S V R SUBRAHMANYAM The Court made the following:

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.GOPALA KRISHNA RAO TRANSFER CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION No.11 of 2026

ORDER:

The petitioners herein have filed the present petition under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of F.C.O.P.No.1810 of 2025 on the file of the Judge, Family Court, Visakhapatnam, to the file of the Principal Civil Judge (Senior Division), Kakinada, East Godavari District, for trial and disposal of the same.

2. The case of the petitioners in brief is as follows:

I. The petitioner No.1 is legally wedded wife of the respondent/husband and their marriage was solemnized on 23.06.2022, in the presence of both side elders and well-wishers, at HPCL Auditorium, Visakhapatnam. Thereafter, due to the matrimonial disputes between the spouses; the petitioner No.1/wife has been residing separately and depending upon the mercy of her parents at Kakinada.

II. The petitioner No.1/wife pleaded that in view of the harassment caused by the respondent/husband, she lodged a complaint against the respondent/husband and his family members, which was registered as F.I.R.No.05 of 2023, before Disha Women Police Station, Kakinda, after completion of investigation, Police laid a charge sheet and the same was numbered as C.C.No.1407 of 2023 on the file of the I Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kakinada, and she has instituted two (02) other cases against the respondent/husband viz., Maintenance Case vide M.C.No.65 of 2023 on the file of the III Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kakinada, under Section 125 of Cr.P.C. seeking maintenance from the respondent/husband and Domestic Violence Case vide D.V.C.No.43 of 2024 on the file of the V Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kakinada, and all the aforesaid cases are pending for adjudication before the competent Courts at Kakinada.

III. The petitioner/wife further pleaded that with a view to cause inconvenience and to harass her, the respondent /husband herein had filed a divorce petition vide F.C.O.P.No.740 of 20