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Transfer petition

“1,500 km for every hearing.”

How can a matrimonial case be moved to a court nearer you?

In short. You can ask for the case to be moved. This is a transfer petition. To the Supreme Court when the cases are in different States. Within one State, to the High Court.

General information, not advice on your case. Please speak to your own lawyer, or to your District Legal Services Authority, about your case.

Last updated 17 October 2026.

The door, step by step

  1. You can ask for the case to be moved. This is a transfer petition.
  2. To the Supreme Court when the cases are in different States.Section 25 CPC / Section 406 CrPC / Section 446 BNSS: moving cases between States
  3. Within one State, to the High Court.Section 407 CrPC / Section 447 BNSS: moving cases within a State
What backs it up. The law lets the Supreme Court or a High Court move a case to a more convenient court. It looks at convenience and fairness.Section 25 Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Section 406 and 407 Code of Criminal Procedure, now Sections 446 and 447 BNSS. India Code: indiacode.gov.in. Read the source
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