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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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