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Shikha vs State Of Odisha

Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
Sep 28, 2026
Citation
2026 INSC 1060
Judges
B.V. Nagarathna, R. Mahadevan

AI breakdown

  • The dispute is about whether to move a woman's legal cases from Odisha to Mumbai.
  • The court allowed the transfer, citing mutual consent for divorce and settlement.
  • The Supreme Court used its special powers under Article 142 to finalize the decision.

Parties

  • Applicant

    Shikha

  • Respondent

    State Of Odisha

Judgment text (excerpt)
Shikha vs State Of Odisha on 28 September, 2026 2026 INSC 1060 NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL/CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION TRANSFER PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO.493 OF 2025 SHIKHA w/o VARUN SUREKHA @ SHIKHA d/o SHARADKUMAR RANIWALA …PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF ODISHA & OTHERS …RESPONDENTS WITH TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) NO.2564 OF 2025 SHIKHA w/o VARUN SUREKHA @ SHIKHA d/o SHARADKUMAR RANIWALA & OTHERS …PETITIONERS VERSUS SANGITA SHIVKUMAR SUREKHA …RESPONDENT JUDGMENT NAGARATHNA, J. The present transfer petitions have been preferred by the petitioner/wife. In Transfer Petition (Criminal) No.493 of 2025, the Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by NEETU SACHDEVA Date: 2026.09.28 parties therein also include respondent No.2/father-in-law and 16:54:11 IST Reason: 1 respondent No.3/husband. The reliefs sought in the said petition are reproduced as under: “a) Allow the present Transfer Petition & consequently transfer Charge Sheet No.251/2024 dated 31.12.2024 [in FIR No.148/2022 dated 3.9.2022 registered with Malgodown Police Station, UDP, Cuttack, Odisha], which is registered as GR Case (C) No.7039/2023 from JMFC-3, Cuttack to Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, 4th Court, Girgaon, Mumbai (Maharashtra) in the interest of justice; b) pass other appropriate order.” 2. Transfer Petition bearing Transfer Petition (Civil) No.2564 of 2025 is filed by the petitioner/wife and her family members against respondent No.1/mother-in-law. The reliefs sought in the said petition are reproduced as u…
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