{"id":43957,"date":"2016-07-19T09:10:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T03:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=43957"},"modified":"2016-07-19T09:10:02","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T03:40:02","slug":"matrimonial-disputes-cases-can-transferred-jk-sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/matrimonial-disputes-cases-can-transferred-jk-sc","title":{"rendered":"Matrimonial disputes cases can be transferred out of J&#038;K: SC"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_43871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43871\" style=\"width: 268px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/download-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/rs-100kg-excess-baggage-okay-asks-hc\/download-1\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/download-1.jpg?fit=268%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"268,188\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/download-1.jpg?fit=268%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/download-1.jpg?fit=268%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-43871 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/download-1.jpg?resize=268%2C188&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Matrimonial disputes cases can be transferred out of J&amp;K: SC\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matrimonial disputes cases can be transferred out of J&amp;K: SC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cases pertaining to matrimonial disputes can now be transferred out of Jammu and Kashmir by the apex court for ensuring access to justice to litigants, the Supreme Court today ruled.<\/p>\n<p>A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur considered the fact that the local laws of Jammu and Kashmir do not provide remedy for seeking transfer of the cases outside the state at the request of a litigant.<\/p>\n<p>The provisions of the Civil Procedure Code and the Criminal Procedure Code which deal with transfer of cases, are not applicable in Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>The bench also comprising justices FMI Kalifulla, A K Sikri, S A Bobde and R Banumati said the apex court can exercise its Constitutional powers while transferring the cases out of the state to ensure access to justice, a key right available to all litigants.<\/p>\n<p>The judgement came on a batch of petitions including the one filed by one Anita Kushwaha, who had sought transfer of her cases out of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>(Source : PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cases pertaining to matrimonial disputes can now be transferred out of Jammu and Kashmir by the apex court for ensuring access to justice to litigants, the Supreme Court today ruled. 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