IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA CIVIL PETITION NO. 8 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

SMT. BRUNDHA K.R, W/O DHARSHAN GOWDA S.B, D/O RAVI KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT DOOR NO 114, 2^ND CROSS, 6^TH MAIN, KASTHURIBANAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 002.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHANKAR H.S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

MR. DHARSHAN GOWDA S.B, S/O BASAVARAJU S, Digitally signed AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, by R/AT DOOR NO.21, SHARADAVANI B 1^ST BLOCK, Location: High 12^TH MAIN ROAD, Court of Karnataka BANDEPALYA, VASPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 068.

…RESPONDENT (RESPONDENT SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS CIVIL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 24 OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908 PRAYING TO TRANSFER THE PETITION IN MC.NO.74/2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF THE COURT OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHANNAPATNA, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT TO THE HON'BLE FAMILY COURT AT BENGALURU.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA

ORAL ORDER

Learned counsel for the appellant is present. In spite of service of notice, respondent did not turn up and remained ex-parte.

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