The High Court refused to entertain the wife’s transfer plea, stating that there was no reason for her to be unable to look after the children from the marriage, since she was residing with her parents.
The single-judge took note of the fact that the husband was a dealer while the petitioner was a housewife. It was the High Court’s stand that the plea was put forth to ‘harass’ the husband by making him attend proceedings at a far-off place.
Accordingly, the Court held,
“The wife cannot be allowed to take undue benefit of her own wrongs and rather the present petition is nothing but a sweet revenge by the wife to force the husband not to seek his rights under the law…”
Source: Barandbench
