T.A. No. 356 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH T.A No.356 of 2008 Decided on :12-01-2009 Waryam Singh ....Applicant VERSUS Union of India and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present:- Mr. Vishal Garg, Advocate for the applicant. None for the respondents. MAHESH GROVER, J This is a petition under Section 24 of the CPC praying for transfer of the petition titled as 'Union of India versus Gurdhian Singh and others' which is pending before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bathinda to the court of competent jurisdiction. It was contended by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is 80 years old and his claim petition is pending at Sangrur. Further contends that Union of India has merely filed a petition for damage to their vehicle before Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bathinda. Further contends that the driver of the offending vehicle is implicated in a criminal complaint and the same has also been preferred at Sangrur as prosecution of the driver is to take place at Sangrur. Since the applicant has been impleaded as party in the claim petition preferred by the respondents, he will have to travel to Bathinda to defend himself and he being 80 years of T.A. No. 356 of 2008 2 age, it would be difficult for him, which facts go uncontroverted as no one has put in appearance on behalf of the respondents. After hearing learned counsel for the applicant, I am of the considered opinion that keeping in view the convenience of the applicant as he is old person who may find it difficult to travel to Bathinda and also keeping in view the fact that other petitions preferred by the applicant are also pending at Sangrur, I deem it appropriate to transfer the petition titled as 'Union of India versus Gurdhian Singh and others' pending before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bathinda to the court of competent jurisdiction at Sangrur. Application allowed. January 12 , 2009 (Mahesh Grover) rekha Judge