TA No.597 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH TA No.597 of 2011 Date of decision: 14.12.2011 Sarabjit Kaur ....Appellant Versus Raman Kumar ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr.AK Khunger, Advocate for the applicant. Mr.SS Deol, 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 ‘Rama Kumar Vs. Sarabjit Kaur’, filed by the respondent under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, (for short `the Act') from the Court of learned Additional District Judge, Tarn Taran, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Sri Muktsar Sahib. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. 3. From the perusal of case file, it emerges that the applicant, after having been ousted from her matrimonial home, is presently residing with her parents at Muktsar. She is maintaining the child, born out of the TA No.597 of 2011 2 wedlock. There are averments of continuous beatings, harassment and demand of dowry by the respondent. She has no source of income and there is no one in the family to accompany her to the Court at Tarn Taran, which is at distance of 175 Kms. from her residence. The daughter of the applicant, whose age is about 7 years, is studying at Sri Muktsar Sahib. 4. Considering the facts that the applicant is presently residing with her parents at Sri Muktsar Sahib; it would certainly be difficult for the wife, having no source of income and saddled with the responsibility of raising her young daughter, to attend the court proceedings at Tarn Taran and primarily, the convenience of the wife is to be seen, therefore, the present application deserves to be allowed. 5. In view of the above, the instant transfer application is allowed, petition under Section 13 of the Act titled as ‘Raman Kumar Versus Sarabjit Kaur' is withdrawn from the Court of learned Additional District Judge, Tarn Taran and is transferred to the court of competent jurisdiction at Sri Muktsar Sahib. The complete record pertaining to the case in question shall be sent by the trial Court at Tarn Taran, to the learned District Judge, Sri Mutksar Sahib, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. The learned District Judge, Sri Muktsar Sahib will either dispose it of himself or entrust it to any Court of competent jurisdiction. 6. The parties shall appear before the Court of District Judge, Sri Muktsar Sahib, on 21.1.2012 at 10 AM. 14.12.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) gsv JUDGE