In Brief
A wife sought to transfer her husband's divorce petition from a court in Andhra Pradesh to a family court in Odisha, where she resided. The Supreme Court declined to transfer the case, holding that continuing proceedings in the original court at Vizianagaram would better serve justice. However, the Court imposed a condition that the husband pay the wife Rs. 10,000 per hearing for her travel and accommodation expenses. The trial court was directed to decide the matter on merits within one year.
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