Ruchika Swain vs Sandeep Kumar Mallick

The Supreme Court addressed a transfer petition filed by the petitioner-wife seeking to move her divorce proceedings from Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh to Cuttack, Odisha. The Court determined that it would be in the interest of justice for the case to remain in Vizianagaram, provided the respondent-husband pays the petitioner a sum of Rs.10,000 for her travel and related expenses. The Court also directed that the divorce proceedings be expedited and concluded within a year.