Reviewed case brief
Rajiv Kapur v Bimla Devi
(2008) 6 SCC 573
## Summary
- 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.
Facts
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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
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