IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. T.A. No.57 of 2008 Date of Decision: 28.5.2009 Smt.Bimla @ Vimla Yadav. ....... Petitioner through Shri S.P.Chahar,Advocate. Versus Murti Devi and another. ....... Respondents through Shri Anant Bir Singh Sidhu, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? .... Mahesh Grover,J. This application under Section 24 read with Section 151 of the C.P.C. has been filed seeking transfer of suit for recovery titled as “Murti Devi and anr. Versus Smt. Bimla Yadav and anr.” pending in the Court of Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Kosli to a Court of competent jurisdiction at Rewari or at Jhajjar in the facts and circumstances which have been enumerated therein. Notice of the application was given to the respondents, who has filed a reply opposing the prayer of the applicant. At the hearing, learned counsel for the respondents stated that Crl.Misc. M-4659-M of 2008 which was filed by the applicant for transfer T.A. No.57 of 2008 -2- .... of the proceedings pending inter se between the parties under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act,1881 on the basis of the identical averments has already been dismissed by this Court. Learned counsel for the applicant has not been able to controvert the aforesaid fact. The only ground that has been raised by the applicant for transfer of the suit is that an Ex-M.L.A. of the area where the proceedings are pending is helping the respondents. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the opinion that merely because a public figure is involved would not ipso facto make out a case for transfer of the suit unless it is shown by some cogent material on record that there is apprehension of interference in the course of justice. Accordingly, this application is dismissed being without any merit. May 28,2009 ( Mahesh Grover ) “SCM” Judge