TA No.254 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH TA No.254 of 2011 Date of decision : 12.05.2011 Manju @ Manju Bala ...Applicant Versus Parveen Kumar Vij ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. Saurabh Arora, Advocate, for the respondent. JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J. (Oral) 1. The present application has been preferred by the applicant- wife under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, praying for the transfer of the petition titled as ‘Parveen Kumar Vs. Manju’, filed by the respondent under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short `the Act'), from the Court of learned District Judge, Ferozepur, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Moga. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties. 3. The transfer has been sought on the ground that the trial Court is located at a distance of about 60 kms. The applicant is not in any employment and she is dependent upon her parents, who are not TA No.254 of 2011 2 having sufficient means even to maintain themselves. The brothers of the applicant are maintaining separate households. 4. On the other hand, it is the case of the respondent that he is residing at District Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Three children born out of the wedlock are being maintained by him. The petitioner herself has left the matrimonial home; even no effort has been made by her to know the welfare of the children. 5. Keeping in view the totality of the facts, the present application is dismissed. However, the respondent shall pay travelling expenses to the applicant on her each visit to the trial Court at Ferozepur in regard to the petition under Section 13 of the Act, which is quantified to ` 750/- per visit. 12.05.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) atulsethi JUDGE Note : Whether to be referred to Reporter ? Yes / No