O.P. No. 1528/2013 on the file of the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram has been filed by the wife for divorce. It is only proper that O.P. No. 1587/2013 on the file of the Family Court, Ernakulam filed by the husband for divorce is heard along with O.P. No. 1528/2013. O.P. (G&W) No. 1585/2013 on the file of the Family Court, Ernakulam for the custody of the child filed by the husband has already been transferred to the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram.
2. All the three cases have to be tried by one and the same court since the issues are intertwined. It is a virtual impossibility for the wife to travel all the way from Thiruvananthapuram to Ernakulam for the conduct of the case. This is particularly so since the wife has to look after the children born in the wedlock. It may only be a slight inconvenience for the husband to travel from Ernakulam to Thiruvananthapuram for the purpose.
2 Tr.P(C) No. 496/2013
3. I therefore order transfer of O.P. No. 1587/2013 from the Family Court, Ernakulam to the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram. The transferee court shall issue notice to the parties and take the proceedings to a logical end.
The Transfer Petition is allowed.
ncd V. CHITAMBARESH JUDGE