IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH T.A.No. 251 of 2010 Date of decision 25.2.2011 Tejwant Kaur ...Applicant versus Jagmeet Singh ...Respondent Present: Mr.G.S.Nagra, Advocate for the applicant None for the respondent .... CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN JITENDRA CHAUHAN.J (ORAL) The prayer in the application filed under section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure is for transferring the petition titled “ Jagmeet Singh vs. Tejwant Kaur” under section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act,1955 (for short the 'Act') from the Court of District Judge, Fatehgarh Sahib to the court of competent jurisdiction at Mohali. Learned counsel for the applicant-wife submits that marriage between the parties was solemnized on 6.5.2007 and the applicant was subjected to harassment and maltreatment for bringing insufficient dowry. He further submits that a daughter was born on 31.3.2008 and further demand for dowry was raised by the respondent and his family members. He submits that due to non-fulfillment of demand by the applicant family, she was thrown out of the matrimonial home on 10.8.2009. Thereafter, she has been residing with her parents at Mohali alongwith her minor daughter. I have heard the learned counsel for the applicant and perused the record. The applicant is residing at Mohali at the mercy of her parents. She has no resources to look after her minor daughter. It would certainly be difficult for the applicant-wife to go to Fatehgarh Sahib to attend the court proceedings with her minor daughter, as it will add financial burden on the applicant. It is well settled principle of law that the convenience of the wife has to be kept in view in such like matters as has been held in cases of Sumitra Singh v. Kumar Sanjay and another, AIR 2002 SC 396 and Neelam Kanwar v. Devinder Singh Kanwar,2001(1) M.L.J.509 (SC). The respondent is facing proceedings in the Court of Illaqa Magistrate, Mohali. No prejudice is going to be caused to the respondent-husband by appearing in the Courts at Mohali. He is earning handsomely. Therefore, it would be in the interest of justice if petition filed by the respondent-husband under section 13 of the Act is transferred to the court of competent jurisdiction at Mohali. In view of the above, the present application is allowed.The petition titled “Jagmeet Singh v. Tejwant Kaur” under section 13 of the Act is withdrawn from the court of District Judge,Fatehgarh Sahib, and is transferred to the court of competent jurisdiction at Mohali. File shall be sent by the trial court at Fatehgarh Sahib to the Incharge, District Judge,Mohali, within two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, who will either dispose it of or entrust the same to any other court of competent jurisdiction at Mohali. Parties are directed to appear before the Incharge,District Judge, Mohali on 28.3.2011 at 11.a.m. (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) JUDGE 25.2.2011 MS