Reviewed case brief

Rajiv Kapur v Bimla Devi

(2008) 6 SCC 573

## Summary

section-24-cpctransfer-of-suitsdiscretionbalance-of-convenience
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
2008
Subjects
Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation
Reviewed
2026-07-22

Rule established

The power to transfer a suit or proceeding under Section 24 CPC is discretionary and must be exercised on relevant considerations, including balance of convenience to the parties, avoidance of multiplicity of proceedings, and the interests of justice; a transfer is not to be ordered as a matter of course merely because one party expresses inconvenience or apprehension, without cogent grounds.

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      Held

        Ratio decidendi

        How to use it in an exam

        Editorial source

        (2008) 6 SCC 573; standard casebook authority on the discretionary standard governing transfer petitions, cross-verify citation before exam use

        Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.