In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... T.A.No.144 of 2007 ..... Date of decision:25.4.2008 Rekha .....Petitioner v. Emanuel .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. Chanchal K. Singla, Advocate for petitioner. None for the respondent. ..... S.S. Saron, J. (Oral): This petition under Section 24 of the CPC has been filed seeking transfer of the petition under Section 10 of the Indian Divorce Act filed by the respondent seeking dissolution of the marriage between the parties by a decree of divorce. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition filed by the respondent under Section 10 of the Indian Divorce Act is liable to be transferred from the Court at Gurdaspur to the Court of learned District Judge, Amritsar. It is submitted that there is a criminal case pending for the offence under Section 498-A IPC against the respondent at Amritsar. Besides, petition under Section 125 Cr.P.C. seeking maintenance is also pending in the Court at Amritsar. The petitioner has a five years minor child. As per office report service on the respondent is complete, however, no one has put in appearance. T.A.No.144 of 2007 [2] After giving my thoughtful consideration to the matter keeping in view the contentions raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner, it would be just and expedient that the case is transferred from the Court of learned Additional District Judge, Gurdaspur to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Amritsar. This is more so for the reason that there is no opposition to the prayer made by the petitioner. The transfer application is allowed. The petition filed by the respondent under Section 10 of the Indian Divorce Act is transferred from Gurdaspur to Amritsar. The parties shall put in appearance before the learned District Judge, Amritsar on 20.5.2008. The District Judge may keep the case himself or assign the same to any other Court of competent jurisdiction. In case the respondent does not appear, notice be served on him regarding further proceedings. April 25, 2008. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp* NOTE: Whether to be referred to the Reporter or not:Yes/No