Kerala High Court: In an intra-court transfer appeal arising from an order allowing transfer of a matrimonial original petition from one Family Court to another at the instance of the wife, the question was whether, at an advanced stage of trial, such transfer could be justified on the ground that the wife practices at the Court where the case was pending. The Division Bench of Sathish Ninan and P. Krishna Kumar*, JJ., set aside the transfer order, and held that transferring matrimonial case to another court at such an advance trial stage was unsustainable, highly unjustified and improper, particularly in view of the mediated settlement wherein both parties had agreed to cooperate for an expeditious disposal before the same court. Analysis and Decision The Court noted that in the transfer petition, the wife stated that it would be serious prejudice to her in participating in the trial at the Kollam Court Centre, which was her workplace, and that the distance from her residence to Punal...