Gujarat High Court Allows Transfer of Divorce Petition from Patan to Surat in Matrimonial Dispute — Wife's Convenience and Pending Proceedings at Surat Considered. Transfer Granted Under Section 24 CPC as Wife Resides at Surat with Senior Citizen Par

The applicant-wife filed a transfer application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of Family Suit No. 117 of 2025 pending before the learned Family Court at Patan to the competent court at Surat. The marriage was solemnized on 14.11.2021 at Patan, and a son was born. Disputes arose, and the wife filed a Maintenance Application under Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Cr.M.A. No. 1242 of 2025) before the Family Court at Surat, which was pending. She also filed another application under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (Cr.M.A. No. 16232 of 2025) on 18.08.2025, and an FIR against the husband under Sections 54 and 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 at Godadara Police Station, Surat on 17.09.2025. The husband filed a suit under Section 13A of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for dissolution of marriage before the Family Court at Patan. The wife sought transfer on grounds that she resides at Surat with her senior citizen parents whom she must care for, the distance between Patan and Surat is about 389 km one way, and multiple proceedings are already pending at Surat. The husband was served but did not appear. The court considered the submissions and allowed the application, transferring the suit to the Family Court at Surat for disposal in accordance with law, noting that no costs were imposed.