IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Transfer Application No. 217 of 2009 Date of decision : December 21, 2009 Sarita ....Petitioner versus Darshan Lal ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Karamvir Singh, Advocate for Mr. RS Chauhan, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Amit Dhawan, Advocate, for the respondent L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Sarita has filed this transfer petition under section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure for transfer of divorce petition filed by Darshan Lal respondent against the petitioner, from the court of Mr. KC Gupta, Additional District Judge, Jalandhar to court of competent jurisdiction at Gurdaspur, alleging that the petitioner is in government service at Pathankot (District Gurdaspur) and residing there and therefore, it is highly inconvenient for her to defend divorce petition at Jalandhar which is more than 100 kilometers from Pathankot. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. It is undisputed that the petitioner is residing at Pathankot and is in government service there. Obviously, therefore, it is inconvenient for Transfer Application No. 217 of 2009 -2- her to defend divorce petition at Jalandhar at a distance of more than 100 kilometers from Pathankot. In such cases, as per judgments of Hon'ble Apex Court, convenience of the wife has to be seen. In view of the aforesaid, the instant transfer petition is allowed and divorce petition titled “Darshan Lal versus Sarita” is transferred from the court of Mr. Tarsem Mangla, Additional District Judge, Jalandhar (where the case is said to be now pending) to the court of learned District Judge, Gurdaspur who shall be at liberty to keep the case with himself or to assign the same to any Additional District Judge at Gurdaspur. Parties are directed to appear before the learned District Judge, Gurdaspur on 28.1.2010. ( L.N. Mittal ) December 21, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'