Bombay High Court

RUPALI SACHIN KADAM NEE RUPALI B. DHUMALversusSACHIN SHANKAR KADAM

Decided: 18 April 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: N R BORKAR

Holding

The High Court ordered the transfer of the pending family court petition from Bandra to Pune and disposed of the writ petition.

Summary

Rupali Sachin Kadam filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief against her husband, Sachin Shankar Kadam. The petition pertained to a pending family court case (Petition No. A‑2208 of 2021) originally filed in the Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai. By consent, the High Court ordered that the family court case be transferred to the Family Court in Pune for adjudication. The parties were directed to appear before the Pune court on 9 June 2026, where the petitioner may file her written statement on the same day. The High Court disposed of the writ petition and the related interim application, directing the lower court to decide the matter expeditiously.

Issues considered

Whether the Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai has jurisdiction to continue hearing Petition No. A‑2208 of 2021.
Whether the petition can be transferred to another Family Court under the provisions of the Family Courts Act.

Subjects

Family Law
Jurisdiction
Transfer of Petition
Matrimonial Dispute
Writ Petition
High Court

Judgment

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                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                         CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                        WRIT PETITION NO.14218 OF 2025
                               (NOT ON BOARD)

Rupali Sachin Kadam nee Rupali B. Dhumal   … Petitioner
       Vs.
Sachin Shankar Kadam                       … Respondent
                                WITH
               INTERIM APPLICATION NO.12862 OF 2025
                                   IN
                  WRIT PETITION NO.14218 OF 2025
                                  -----
Mr. Harihar Bhave a/w Divya Menon i/by Bhave & Company for the
Petitioner.
Ms. Rishika Mehra a/w Sneha More i/by Mhatre Law Associates for the
Respondent.
                                  -----

                                    CORAM :     N.R. BORKAR, J.
                                    DATE    :   18TH APRIL 2026
P.C. :


1.        I have heard Learned Counsel for the parties.


2.        By consent, the following order is passed:-
                                      ORDER
         i.     The Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai shall transfer Petition
                No.A-2208 of 2021 to the Family Court, Pune.

         ii.    After transfer the Family Court, Pune shall decide the
                Petition in question in accordance with law.

         iii.   The parties shall appear before the Family Court, Pune on
                09th June 2026. The Family Court, Pune shall permit the


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              Petitioner to file the written statement, which shall be filed
              on 09th June 2026 itself.

       iv.    Considering the facts and circumstances, the Family Court,
              Pune shall make endeavour to decide the Petition in
              question as early as possible.


3.       The Writ Petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.


4.       The Interim Application shall also stand disposed of.


                                                 (N.R. BORKAR, J.)




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