ASHA MEHTA vs BHIM SINGH MEHTA — T.P.(C) No. 991/2009

Summary of T.P.(C) No. 991/2009 - Asha Mehta v. Bhim Singh Mehta On 19 April 2010, the Supreme Court allowed the transfer petition and directed that Hindu Marriage Petition No. 42 of 2008 (filed by the respondent husband under Section 13(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955) be transferred from the District Judge's Court at Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) to the Family Court at Gurgaon (Haryana). The petitioner-wife argued that consolidating proceedings was desirable since she had already filed a maintenance application (Section 125 CrPC) pending before the Gurgaon Family Court. Despite opposition from the respondent's counsel, the Court allowed the petition in the interest of justice and directed immediate remission of case records to Gurgaon Family Court. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.