Manipur High Court
Shri Laishram Chitaranjan @ Ranjan … vs Smt. Chongtham Thadoi Alias Abengou … on 6 August, 2026
Item No. 8
2026:MNHC:157 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR
AT IMPHAL
Tr.P.(C) No. 3 of 2026
Shri Laishram Chitaranjan @ Ranjan Singh, aged about 46
years, S/o L. Dwijamani Singh of Old Bazar Mandop Leikai,
Churachandpur, P.O. & P.S. Churachandpur, Churachandpur
District, Manipur at present Thangjing Guest House, Central
Relief and Rehabilitation Camp, P.O. & P.S. Moirang, Moirang,
Bishnupur District, Manipur - 795133, A/P New Lambulane
Checkon 2nd rented house.
...Petitioner
- Versus -
Smt. Chongtham Thadoi Alias Abengou Devi, aged about 39
years, W/o Shri Laishram Chitaranjan @ Ranjan Singh and D/o
Shri Chongtham Ibopishak Singh of Wahengbam Leikai, at
present Tera Amudon Leikai, Amudon Laiharaoba Makhaong,
P.O. & P.S. Imphal, Imphal West District, Manipur - 795001.
...Respondent
B EF O R E
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. M. SUNDAR
For the petitioner : Ms. Sillori Laisom, Advocate
For the respondent : Ms. H. Bisheshwari, Advocate
Date of order : 06-08-2026
ORDER
(ORAL)
[1] The following abbreviations/short forms have been used in this
order (for the sake of brevity, convenience and clarity):
Sl. Abbreviation/Short Full Form/Expansion
No. Form/other short
references
1. CPC Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
2. Hindu Marriage Act The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
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Sl. Abbreviation/Short Full Form/Expansion
No. Form/other short
references
3. said matrimonial suit Matrimonial (Divorce) Suit No. 13
of 2019 now on the file of Family
Court, Churachandpur, Manipur
4. transferor court Family Court, Churachandpur,
Manipur
5. transferree court Family Court, Imphal West,
Manipur (Lamphelpat Court
Complex)[2] Captioned transfer petition has been filed in this Court on 18-06-
2026 seeking transfer of said matrimonial suit from transferor court to
transferree court or any other competent Court. The transfer petition has
been filed inter alia under Section 24 of CPC and it is predicated on difficulty
for the parties in travelling from Imphal and Bishnupur to transferor court
which is situated in Churachandpur. To be noted, said matrimonial suit is a
suit with a prayer for divorce filed by the husband inter alia under Section
13(1)(ia) of Hindu Marriage Act. Husband who is plaintiff in said matrimonial
suit is the transfer petitioner before this Court and obviously, wife who is
defendant in said matrimonial suit is the respondent in captioned transfer
petition.
[3] In the hearing today, Ms. Sillori Laisom, learned counsel on record
for transfer petitioner-husband and Ms. H. Bisheshwari, learned counsel on
record for respondent-wife are before this Court physically.
[4] This order has to be read in continuation of and in conjunction with
earlier proceedings made in the listings on 19-06-2026 and 31-07-2026
which read as follows:–
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“19.06.2026
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as
prima facie case qua transfer plea has been made out, issue
notice to respondent, returnable by 31.07.2026.
Ms. Sillori Laisom, learned counsel on record for transfer
petitioner is permitted to serve on learned counsel on record
for defendant (respondent before this Court) in the Family
Court in Matrimonial (Divorce) Suit No. 13 of 2019 on the file
of Family Court, Churachandpur also. To be noted, serving on
counsel on record for the defendant in the Family Court is in
addition to regular notice.
List on 31.07.2026.”
“31.07.2026
Read this in conjunction with and in continuation of earlier
proceedings made in the previous/first listing on 19.06.2026
which reads as follows:
‘19.06.2026
Considering the facts and circumstances of the
case as prima facie case qua transfer plea has been
made out, issue notice to respondent, returnable by
31.07.2026.
Ms. Sillori Laisom, learned counsel on record for
transfer petitioner is permitted to serve on learned
counsel on record for defendant (respondent before this
Court) in the Family Court in Matrimonial (Divorce) Suit
No. 13 of 2019 on the file of Family Court, Churachandpur
also. To be noted, serving on counsel on record for the
defendant in the Family Court is in addition to regular
notice.
List on 31.07.2026.’
Today, the respondent has been served, she has entered
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appearance through counsel and Ms. H. Bisheshwari Devi,
learned counsel on record for respondent is before this Court
Ms. Sillori Laishom, learned counsel on record for transfer
petitioner is also before this Court.
This Court is informed that the suit in Family Court has
been filed by husband with a prayer for divorce inter alia under
Section 13 (1) (ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (25 of 1955).
This court went into the e-Court website of the District Courts
and it is seen that the last listing was on 11.08.2025 and a
scanned reproduction of the proceedings made thereat is as
follows:
Ms. Sillori Laishom, learned counsel on record for transfer
petitioner points out that the afore-referred proceedings has
been annexed to the Paper Book as Annexure-A/3.
This Court is informed that there is a minor child (son)
from the wedlock and the minor is now with respondent who lives
in Imphal West. This Court is also informed that the transfer
petitioner/husband is now an Internally Displaced Person (IDP)
and he lives in a relief camp and is under dialysis.
Ms. H. Bisheshwari Devi, learned counsel on record for
respondent requests for a short accommodation to get
instructions and revert to this Court. This request is acceded to.
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List next week.
List on 06.08.2026.”
[5] Adverting to afore-referred earlier proceedings, Ms. H.
Bisheshwari, learned counsel on record for respondent, submits that since
she has taken instructions from the respondent, respondent is not opposing
the transfer plea as she is also facing difficulty in travelling from Imphal to
transferor court in Churachandpur. To be noted, transfer petitioner-husband,
as alluded to in earlier proceedings, is an Internally Displaced Person (IDP)
and this Court is informed that he is now living in IDP camp in Bishnupur,
likewise, as already alluded to in earlier proceedings, respondent-wife is
living in Imphal and minor child from the wedlock is with her. The child is
going to school in Imphal, is learned respondent’s counsel say.
[6] In the light of the narrative thus far and owing to the consensus
that has been arrived at, captioned transfer petition is disposed of by way of
a consent order and the operative portion is as follows:–
(i) Said matrimonial suit i.e., Matrimonial (Divorce) Suit No. 13 of
2019 now on the file of transferor court (Family Court,
Churachandpur) is transferred to transferree court (Family
Court, Imphal West);
(ii) Transferor court, on 11-08-2025 has transferred the said
matrimonial suit to Family Court, Manipur. It is not clear as to
whether the transferor court has made this order in its capacity
as District Judge in exercise of power under Section 24 of
CPC. Be that as it may, for the sake of convenience and
clarity, it is made clear that 11-08-2025 proceedings/orders
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(extracted and reproduced in afore-referred 31-07-2026proceedings of this Court) now stands effaced and the same
stands subsumed by instant order of this Court (High Court).
(iii) Entire suit file/case records pertaining to said matrimonial suit
shall be sent by transferor court to transferree court forthwith
and in any event within a fortnight from today i.e., on or before
20-08-2026.
(iv) In exercise of power under sub-section 2 of Section 24 and
with the consent of learned counsel on both sides, this Court
makes it clear that transferree court shall now proceed from
the point at which said matrimonial suit stands transferred i.e.,
the point at which it stands today.
(v) With the consent of learned counsel on both sides, the next
listing of said matrimonial suit before transferree court shall be
31-08-2026 (Monday). Learned counsel on both side submit
that both parties will appear before the transferree court on
31-08-2026 without insisting on separate summons. On 31-
08-2026, transferree court shall fix another date and
commence and continue the proceedings from where it stands
today or take up the matter on the same day subject to the
official business of the court.
[7] In the light of the narrative, discussion and dispositive reasoning,
captioned transfer petition is allowed and ordered albeit with directions and
observations as alluded to supra.
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[8] There shall be no order as to costs.
CHIEF JUSTICE
Victoria
P.S. I : Upload forthwith.
P.S. II : All concerned will stand bound by web copy uploaded in High Court website inter-
alia as the same is QR coded.
P.S. III : All courts and district judiciary in Manipur will stand bound by this order as regards
the transfer petition.
Ningom Digitally signed
by Ningombam
bam Victoria
Date: 2026.08.07
Victoria 15:37:52 +05'30'
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