In Brief
This case concerns a matrimonial dispute where the petitioner sought to transfer proceedings from a Family Court in Gautambudh Nagar, U.P. to New Delhi. The Supreme Court had previously dismissed the transfer petition, directing trial by video conferencing. The petitioner then filed a review petition arguing that video conferencing was not permitted in matrimonial matters under Supreme Court precedent and that no video conferencing facility existed at Gautambudh Nagar. The Court dismissed the review petition, holding that while video conferencing is ordinarily impermissible in matrimonial matters, the COVID-19 pandemic and universal shift to video conferencing justified an exception to the normal rule.
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