The court upheld the principle that the convenience of parties in matrimonial disputes is paramount, allowing transfer to mitigate undue hardship.

O R D E R

This Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition has been filed to withdraw the case in HMOP.No.105 of 2022 pending on the file of the Sub Court, Kangeyam, Tiruppur District and transfer the same to the file of Family Court, Karur, Karur District.

2.Heard Mr.M.Jothi Basu, learned counsel for the petitioner.

3.The petitioner is the wife and the respondent is the husband and their marriage was solemnized on 05.04.2022, according to Hindu rites and customs. Due to matrimonial dispute arose between them, they are living separately and the respondent/husband has filed H.M.O.P.No.105 of 2022 before the Sub Court, Kangeyam, Tiruppur District, seeking restitution of conjugal rights. Seeking transfer of above H.M.O.P.No.105 of 2022 from the file of Sub Court, Kangeyam, Tiruppur District to the file of Family Court, Karur, Karur District, the present Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition has been filed.

4.Mr.M.Jothi Basu, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that being a lady, it is very difficult for the petitioner to travel more than 120 kms., approximately up and down from Karur, to Kangeyam, Tiruppur District, for all the Court hearings and also she do not have any finance to meet the travel and other incidental expenses. Thus, he prays that this Court may transfer the case in HMOP.No.105 of 2022 from the file of the Sub Court, Kangeyam, Tiruppur District to the file of Family Court, Karur, Karur District.

5.This Court, vide order dated 08.10.2025, had passed the following order:-

“This case is listed today before this Court for rehearing, as per the order, dated 15.09.2025, of the Honourable The Chief Justice of this Court.

2. Mr.M.Jothi Basu, the learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr.A.Mohamed Arif, the learned counsel for the Respondent submit that they may be given some time to prepare the case.

3. The learned counsel for the Respondent prays for three weeks time to file counter affidavit on behalf of the Respondent.

4. Accordingly, three weeks and no more time is granted to the learned counsel for the Respondent to file counter affidavit on behalf of the Respondent and thereafter, one week time is granted to the learned counsel for the Petitioner to file rejoinder affidavit to the counter affidavit filed by the Respondent.

5. The learned counsel for the Petitioner is also directed to file the current status of the case pending before the Trial Court on the next date fixed.

6. Put up this case ‘For Orders’ on 12.11.2025 before the appropriate Bench. ”

6.Today, when the case was taken up in the revised call, the learned counsel for the respondent is not present before this Court and no counter affidavit has also been filed. Thus, it appears that the learned counsel for the respondent is not interested to pursue this Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition.

7.Accordingly, after considering the arguments as advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner, considering the fact that the petitioner, being a lady, would be facing difficulty to travel about more than 120 kms approximately up and down to attend all the Court hearings before the Sub-Court, Kangeyam, Tiruppur District, where the HMOP.No.105 of 2022 is pending and that she is also facing finance constraint to meet travel and incidental expenses and also considering the averments made in the affidavit filed in support of the present Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition, this Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petition is allowed, as prayed for. The matrimonial case in HMOP.No.105 of 2022, on the file of the Sub-Court, Kangeyam, Tiruppur District is hereby ordered to be withdrawn and transferred to the file of the Family Court, Karur, Karur District. The learned Judge, Family Court, Karur, Karur District