IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Transfer Application No. 389 of 2009 Date of decision : December 08, 2009 Prem Lata ....Petitioner versus Narender Bhumbak ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Parveen Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Rajive Dhiman, Advocate for Mr. Suresh Goyal, Advocate, for the respondent L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Prem Lata has filed this transfer petition under section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure for transfer of divorce petition bearing case No. HMA 105/09 filed by respondent Narender Bhumbak against the petitioner, from the court of Mr. S.S.Sahni, Additional District Judge, Hoshiarpur to court of competent jurisdiction at Chandigarh, alleging that the petitioner is resident of Manimajra, Chandigarh and therefore, it is difficult for the petitioner to defend the divorce petition at Hoshiarpur at a distance of 150 kilometers. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. The petitioner is residing in Manimajra, Chandigarh whereas divorce petition has been filed at Hoshiarpur which is at a distance of 150 Transfer Application No. 389 of 2009 -2- kilometers from Manimajra, Chandigarh. Accordingly, it is highly inconvenient for the petitioner to defend divorce petition at Hoshiarpur. In such cases, convenience of the wife has to be seen as per judgments of Hon'ble Apex Court. In view of the aforesaid, the instant transfer petition is allowed and divorce petition bearing case No. HMA 105/09, titled “Narender Bhumbak versus Prem Lata” is withdrawn from the court of Mr. S.S.Sahni, Additional District Judge, Hoshiarpur and is transferred to the court of learned District Judge, Chandigarh who shall be at liberty to keep the case with himself or to assign the same to any Additional District Judge, Chandigarh. Parties are directed to appear before the learned District Judge, Chandigarh on 12.1.2010. ( L.N. Mittal ) December 08, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'