T.A.No.308 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH T.A.No.308 of 2009 Date of Decision : 22.10.2009 Smt. Madhu Madan and others ...Petitioners Versus Hem Raj and others ...Respondents CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present: Mr. S.P.Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Narender Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.3. HEMANT GUPTA, J. (ORAL) The petitioners are the legal heirs of deceased Dr. Alok Madan, who received severe injuries in a motor vehicle accident on 8.8.2007. He died on 20.7.2008 on account of injuries received by him in the said accident. Dr. Alok Madan during his life-time was staying in Ludhiana, the place where he was working as Doctor. But after his death, his legal heirs have shifted to Karnal. The present petition is for transfer of the claim petition from Ludhiana to Karnal, where the legal heirs of Dr. Alok Madan are now ordinary residents. Respondent Nos.1 and 2 have not been served. A perusal of the record of the learned trial Court shows that respondent Nos.1 and 2 have not been served so far even before the trial Court. In view of the said fact, service upon the said respondents in the present petition is dispensed with. Learned counsel for respondent No.3 has no objection for the T.A.No.308 of 2009 2 transfer of the claim petition to the competent Court of jurisdiction at Karnal. In view of the said fact, the claim petition No.25 of 2008 titled “Alok Madan Vs. Hem Raj and others” is ordered to be transferred to the Court of learned District Judge, Karnal. It shall be open to the learned District Judge, Karnal to entrust the petition to any other Court of competent jurisdiction. The transferee Court shall take expeditious steps for the disposal of the claim petition including the decision on the application for impleading of the legal heirs of the deceased Dr. Alok Madan and also for the grant of interim compensation. Parties through their counsel are directed to appear before the Court of learned District Judge, Karnal on 20.11.2009 for further proceedings. 22.10.2009 (HEMANT GUPTA) Vimal JUDGE T.A.No.308 of 2009 3 C.M.No.20612-CII of 2009 in T.A.No.308 of 2009 Present: Mr. S.P.Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Narender Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.3. *** C.M.No.20612-CII of 2009 The application is to permit the legal heirs of the deceased Dr. Alok Madan to file the present application for transfer. Dr. Alok Madan has filed a petition for claiming compensation on account of severe injuries received by him in a motor vehicle accident. Dr. Alok Madan has since died and after his death the legal heirs have sought the transfer of the claim petition to the place where they are now residing. In view of the said fact, the application is allowed. The applicants are permitted to file the present transfer petition. 22.10.2009 (HEMANT GUPTA) Vimal JUDGE