IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3^RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA CIVIL PETITION NO. 413 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

PRAVEEN MOEJAES GONSALVES, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.403, 5^TH FLOOR, "SHALOM HEIGHTS", 12^TH CROSS, JAYANTI NAGAR, NEAR BRIGHT KID MONTESSORI, (BEHIND SRINGERI CAR WASH), HORAMAVU, BENGALURU - 560 043.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. MOHITH KUMAR K.S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

ZEENA FERNANDES, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, Digitally signed by RESIDING AT "ROSARY DALE", SHARADAVANI B KESHAV SHET ROAD, Location: High Court of 1^ST CROSS, SONAR WAADA, Karnataka KARWAR - 581 301.

…RESPONDENT (RESPONDENT ZEENA FERNANDES SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS CP IS FILED U/S.24 OF CPC 1908, PRAYING TO DIRECT TRANSFER OF THE PETITION FILED BY THE RESPONDENT IN MC NO.3/25 BEFORE THE HONBLE COURT OF II ADDITIONAL PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, U.K.

KARAWAR TO THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT AT BANGALORE.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA

ORAL ORDER

Appellant's counsel present.

Inspite of service of notice, respondent did not turn up and remained ex-parte.

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