2008 INSC 0228
                                    SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

                                                 Manoj Shah

                                                      Vs.

                                                 Sarita Devi

                                           T.P.(Crl.)103 of 2007

                                    (S.B.Sinha and V.S.Sirpurkar,JJ.)

                                                 28.01.2008

                                                   ORDER

1. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, we are of the opinion that keeping in
view the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case and particularly the stand taken by the
respondent herein, we direct that M.H.A. Case No.42/2004 (Old) & No.190/2005 (New),
titled as Manoj Shah vs. Sarita Devi, pending in the Family Court of Muzaffarpur, Bihar, and
Complaint Case No.1399/2004 & Trial No. 672/2006, titled as Sarita Devi vs. Manoj Shah,
pending in the Court of S.D.J.M. (West) Muzaffarpur, Bihar, be transferred to District Court
at Delhi, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall bear the costs of travel of the
respondent Sunita Devi, which is quantified at Rs. 1,000/- for each day, she appears in Court
the at Delhi.

2. The District Judge shall transfer both these cases to the same Court and the transferee
Court shall see to it that, as far as possible, the dates are fixed in such a manner that the
respondent need not travel to Delhi again and again.

3. The transfer petitions are allowed with the aforementioned directions.

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