TA No.557 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH TA No.557 of 2011 Date of decision: 23.11.2011 Renu ....Applicant Versus Robin ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr.Vikas Awasthi, Advocate for Mr.SK Sharma, Advocate for the applicant. Respondent ex-parte. ***** Jitendra Chauhan, J.(Oral) The present application has been preferred by the applicant -wife, under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, seeking transfer of the petition titled as ‘Robin versus Renu’, filed by the respondent-husband under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, (for short `the Act'), from the Court of learned Additional Civil Judge, Senior Division, Anandpur Sahib, District Ropar, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Jalandhar. I have heard learned counsel for the applicant and perused the case file. The perusal of the file reveals that the applicant, after having been ousted from her matrimonial home, is presently residing with her old TA No.557 of 2011 2 mother, as his father is not residing in India and is settled abroad. There are averments of continuous beatings, harassment and demands of dowry by the respondent. A complaint under Sections 406/498-A of the Indian Penal Code and a petition under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed by the applicant at Jalandhar, are prior in time. The petition filed by the respondent-husband under Section 9 of the Act at Anandpur Sahib, appears to have been filed with a view to harass and humiliate the applicant. Considering the facts that the applicant is presently residing at Jalandhar; it would certainly be difficult for the wife, having no source of income, to attend the court proceedings at Anadpur Sahib, District Ropar. Primarily, the convenience of the wife is to be seen, therefore, the present application deserves to be allowed. In view of the above, the instant transfer application is allowed, petition under Section 9 of the Act titled as ‘Robin versus. Renu', is withdrawn from the Court of learned Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Anandpur Sahib, District Ropar, and is transferred to the court of competent jurisdiction at Jalandhar. The complete record pertaining to the case in question shall be sent by the trial Court at Anandpur Sahib, to the learned District Judge, Jalandhar, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. The learned District Judge, Jalandhar will either dispose it of himself or entrust it to any Court of competent jurisdiction. The parties shall appear before the Court of District Judge, Jalandhar, on 22.12.2011 at 10 AM. 23.11.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) gsv JUDGE