IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Transfer Application No. 360 of 2009 Date of decision : December 03, 2009 Navdeep Kaur ....Petitioner versus Jaspal Singh ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Vivek Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioner None for the respondent L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Navdeep Kaur has filed this transfer petition under section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure for transfer of petition filed under section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 filed by Jaspal Singh respondent from the court of Mrs. Preeti Sahni, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Hoshiarpur to court of competent jurisdiction at Kapurthala, alleging that the petitioner is resident of village Dhugga Khurd in District Kapurthala and minor daughter born out of the wedlock is also in the custody of the petitioner and therefore, it is highly inconvenient for the petitioner to defend the aforesaid petition at Hoshiarpur. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that distance between Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur is around 100 kms. Allegations made in the transfer petition stand un-controverted because the respondent has opted not to appear and contest the transfer petition. Transfer Application No. 360 of 2009 -2- As per judgment of Hon'ble Apex Court, convenience of the wife has to be seen in such cases. Accordingly, the instant petition is allowed and petition titled “Jaspal Singh versus Navdeep Kaur” is transferred from the court of Mrs. Preeti Sahni, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Hoshiarpur to court of competent jurisdiction at Kapurthala. File of the case shall be sent by the trial court at Hoshiarpur to the learned District Judge, Kapurthala, who shall assign the same to court of competent jurisdiction at Kapurthala. ( L.N. Mittal ) December 03, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'