IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH T.A. No. 144 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision : 22.4.2009 Gurbinder Singh & another ....Petitioners Versus Amrit Lal Bansal & others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present : Mr. Shiv Kumar, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. This is a petition under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure praying for transfer of proceedings of the case titled Amrit Lal Bansal and others v. jaspal Singh and another, pending in the Court of Civil Judge (Jr.Division), Faridkot to any other Court of competent jurisdiction outside District Faridkot. The only ground that has been taken up for transfer of the case is that one of the respondents is a practising lawyer at Faridkot and as a result of that every lawyer has refuse to take up the matter. I am afraid this cannot be a ground to transfer the proceedings. The refusal of the counsel to appear in a case on the ground that a colleague is involved is completely unethical and can also invite proceedings by the aggrieved person. T.A. No. 143 of 2009 (O&M) -2- In the given set of circumstances, I am of the opinion that the present petition deserves dismissal as the ground that one of the respondents is a practising lawyer is no ground to transfer the proceedings in the absence of any material shown to this Court. Dismissed. 22.4.2009 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss