Transfer Application No. 43 of 2009 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Transfer Application No. 43 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 26.10.2009 Kirandeep Kaur ....Petitioner Versus Navjit Singh .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Shri Rahul Chhatwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. None for the respondent. HEMANT GUPTA, J. (Oral). The petitioner has sought transfer of the petition filed by the respondent under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 [ for short `the Act' ], now pending in the Court of learned Additional District Judge, Patiala, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Muktsar. It is the case of the petitioner that the marriage between the parties was solemnised on 13.11.2005 at Patiala, according to Sikh rites. The petitioner has sought transfer of the aforesaid case to Muktsar, where on the basis of a complaint of the petitioner, an FIR for the offences under Sections 498-A, 406, 313, has been registered Transfer Application No. 43 of 2009 [2] against the respondent. It is pointed out that it is difficult for the petitioner to travel from Muktsar to Patiala, as the parents of the petitioner are old and infirm. In the reply filed, the respondent has pointed out that the father of the petitioner has contested the election for the Legislative Assembly of the State as a BSP candidate from Malout and is an influential person of his area. An attempt was made to settle the disputes been the parties by way of mediation, but the same remained unsuccessful. Keeping in view the fact that Patiala is a long distance from Muktsar and it may not be possible for the petitioner to defend the proceedings at Patiala, the proceedings under Section 13 of the Act, are ordered to be transferred from the learned Additional District Judge, Patiala, to the Court of learned First Additional District Judge, Moga. Petitioner, through her counsel, is directed to appear before the transferee Court on 23.11.2009, for further proceedings, in accordance with law. [ HEMANT GUPTA ] JUDGE 26-10-2009 ds