Bombay High Court
SNEHAL SANKET PATILversusSANKET BABURAO PATIL
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The court, by consent, declined to transfer the petition and ordered the respondent to pay Rs.1,500 as conveyance charges to the applicant for each hearing.
Summary
The applicant, a wife, filed a Miscellaneous Civil Application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking transfer of a family court petition from Sangli to the Senior Division Civil Court in Kolhapur, citing inability to bear conveyance costs. The respondent agreed to bear those costs and offered to pay the applicant Rs.1,500 per hearing for travel and refreshments. Both parties consented to this arrangement, and the applicant accepted the respondent's statement. The court, by consent, disposed of the application, ordering the respondent to pay the stipulated amount for each hearing. No transfer of the petition was ordered, and the matter was resolved through the parties' agreement.
Issues considered
- Whether the application for transfer of the family court petition under Section 24 CPC should be granted on the ground of the applicant's inability to bear conveyance expenses
- Whether the parties' agreement for the respondent to pay conveyance charges can be accepted by the court in lieu of transfer
Legislation cited
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — s. 24
Subjects
- Section 24 CPC
- transfer of petition
- conveyance charges
- family court
- consent order
- civil application
Judgment
917-MCA-103-2025.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 103 OF 2025
Snehal Sanket Patil ...Applicant
Versus.
Sanket Baburao Patil ...Respondent
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Mr. Sunil Kamble, Advocate for the Applicant.
Mr. Samyak Bhatkar, Advocate for the Respondent.
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CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.
DATE : 28th August, 2026.
P.C. :
1. Heard, Mr. Sunil Kamble, learned Advocate for the Applicant and
Mr. Samyak Bhatkar, learned Advocate for the Respondent.
2. By the present Application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908, the Applicant (wife) seeks the transfer of Petition-A-
No. 204 of 2024, pending before the Family Court, Sangli, to the Civil
Judge, Senior Division, Kolhapur.
3. Mr. Sunil Kamble, learned Advocate for the Applicant, states that
the request for transfer is based on a limited ground, namely that the
Applicant is unable to bear the conveyance charges and the amounts
required to meet her expenses while attending the Court at Sangli.
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4. In view of the submissions made by Mr. Sunil Kamble, learned
Advocate for the Applicant, Mr. Samyak Bhatkar, learned Advocate for
the Respondent, on specific instructions from the Respondent, states
that the Respondent agrees to pay the conveyance charges and an
additional amount for refreshments to the Applicant on each date of
hearing in Petition-A-No. 204 of 2024 before the Family Court, Sangli,
when the Applicant is required to appear in person.
5. Based on the statement made by Mr. Samyak Bhatkar, learned
Advocate for the Respondent, Mr. Sunil Kamble, learned Advocate for
the Applicant, suggested that the Respondent pay the Applicant Rs.
1,500/- on the date/s of hearing when the Applicant is required to be
personally present and attend the hearing at the Family Court, Sangli,
in Petition-A-No. 204 of 2024.
6. Mr. Samyak Bhatkar, learned Advocate for the Respondent, on
instructions from the Respondent, agrees to pay the Applicant Rs.
1,500/- on the date/s of hearing in Petition-A-No. 204 of 2024 before
the Family Court, Sangli, when the Applicant is required to appear in
person. Mr. Samyak Bhatkar, learned Advocate for the Respondent,
submits that the said statement made by him, on instructions from the
Respondent, be accepted as a statement made to the Court. Statement
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accepted.
7. Mr. Sunil Kamble, learned Advocate for the Applicant, accepts the
statement made by Mr. Samyak Bhatkar, learned Advocate for the
Respondent and submits that this Application be disposed of in terms of
the said statement.
8. In view of the above and by consent of the parties, this
Application is disposed of by the following order:-
(a) The Respondent shall pay Rs. 1,500/- as
conveyance charges to the Applicant for each date on
which the Applicant is required to appear in person
before the Family Court at Sangli in Petition-A-No. 204
of 2024.
9. Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 103 of 2025 is disposed of.
(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)
Digitally
signed by
ARJUN
ARJUN KRISHNA
KRISHNA RODGE
RODGE Date:
2026.08.31
11:08:52
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