T.A.No.373 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH T.A.No.373 of 2009 Date of Decision 19.11.2009 Navdeep Kaur ........ Petitioner Versus Satnam Singh ........ Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present: Mr.Mandeep Singh Sachdev, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.S.R.Hooda, Advocate, for the respondent. HEMANT GUPTA, J. (ORAL) The petitioner has sought transfer of petition filed by the respondent under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act,1955, (for short “ the Act”) pending in the Court of Civil Judge (Junior Division), Chandigarh, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Jalandhar. The petitioner has sought transfer of the petition on the ground that it would be convenient for her to attend the proceedings as she is of litter more than 18 years of age. In the reply it was contended that the marriage between the parties was a love marriage and against the wishes of the parents of the petitioner. After marriage, the parents of the petitioner have impressed upon the petitioner to live separately from the respondent. It is also pointed out that when the respondent visited Jalandhar, he was given severe beatings by the parents of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the allegations levelled in the reply are incorrect. It is not necessary to examine the merits of the allegations levelled by the parties. The fact remains that the marriage between the T.A.No.373 of 2009 -2- parties was solemnized at Chandigarh and the petitioner is the resident of Jalandhar whereas the respondent is residing at Kurukshetra. The petition under Section 9 of the Act, filed by the respondent is pending at Chandigarh, which is somewhat equi-distance from the place of residence of both the parties, therefore, it shall be convenient for both the parties to attend the proceedings at Chandigarh. In view of the above, I do not find any ground the transfer the petition under Section 9 of the Act, from the Court of Civil Judge (Junior Division), Chandigarh, to the court competent jurisdiction at Jalandhar. The instant petition is hereby dismissed accordingly. November 19, 2009 (HEMANT GUPTA) rishu JUDGE