IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RATNESH CHANDRA SINGH BISEN

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ON THE 15 OF OCTOBER, 2025 MISC. CIVIL CASE No. 3880 of 2025 SMT. VINEETA PATNI Versus DHARMENDRA PATNI Appearance:

Shri Dharmendra Patel - Advocate for appellant.

ORDER The applicant/wife has filed the present petition under Section 24 of C.P.C. making a prayer for transfer of case bearing No. RCS HMA 2715/2022 filed by respondent/husband under Section 13(A) of Hindu Marriage Act, which is pending before Principal Judge, Family Court, Indore to competent Court at Family Court Bhopal, but Registry of this Court has raised objection regarding maintainability of this petition on the question of territorial jurisdiction.

2. Counsel appearing for applicant placed reliance on the judgment/order passed by this Court in M.C.C. No.1335/2004 (Smt. Uma Devi Vs. Kamlesh) with regard to question of territorial jurisdiction.

3. Heard on the question of territorial jurisdiction.

4. On perusal of the application, it reveals that Case No. RCS HMA

2715/2022 is pending before the Family Court, Indore. As per Rule 4 of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh Rule, 2008, this petition ought to have filed befor