Civil Revision No.6035 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.6035 of 2009 Date of decision : February 22, 2010 Sukhwinder Singh ....Petitioner versus Mrs. Satwant Kaur ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L.N. MITTAL Present : Mr. Raman Mahajan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. H.S. Dhindsa, Advocate, for the respondent. *** L.N. MITTAL, J. (ORAL) By this common order, I am disposing of two Revision Petitions i.e. C.R. No.6035 of 2009 filed by Sukhwinder Singh against Satwant Kaur and C.R. No.7572 of 2009 filed by Satwant Kaur against Sukhwinder Singh. Marriage between the parties was solemnized on 15.01.1995. Out of the wedlock, a daughter namely Sejal Bawa was born on 07.09.1997 and a son namely Raj Angad Bawa was born on 12.11.2002. Relations between the parties became strained and they could not pull on together. The husband is now residing at Gurgaon whereas the wife is residing at Chandigarh. Both the children born Civil Revision No.6035 of 2009 2 out of the wedlock are presently in the custody of their father. Satwant Kaur has filed petition for taking custody of the minor children. During pendency of the said petition, she moved an application for interim custody of the minor children. Learned Guardian Judge/Civil Judge(Sr. Divn.), Chandigarh vide impugned order dated 05.09.2009 (Annexure P/1) disposed of the application for interim custody by directing Sukhwinder Singh to produce both the children in the trial Court on every Second Saturday for having meeting with Satwant Kaur, from 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. in the Court Room. The said order has been challenged by both the parties by filing revision petitions. Sukhwinder Singh had also filed an application for review of order dated 05.09.2009 (Annexure P/1). The said application has been dismissed by the Guardian Judge vide order dated 03.10.2009 (Annexure P/5) which has also been challenged in the revision petition filed by Sukhwinder Singh. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. Welfare of the minors is the paramount consideration in such cases. Bringing of the minors from Gurgaon to Chandigarh more than once a month for having meeting with their mother would not be desirable because it would cause undue hardship and inconvenience to the minor children. However, duration of meeting on every Second Saturday as ordered by the Guardian Judge requires Civil Revision No.6035 of 2009 3 to be increased. In addition thereto, the mother Satwant Kaur may meet the children at Gurgaon once a month. This would serve the purpose of the mother as well as it would save the children from undue hardship and inconvenience. In view of the aforesaid Civil Revision No.6035 of 2009 filed by Sukhwinder Singh is dismissed, whereas Civil Revision No.7572 of 2009 filed by Satwant Kaur is allowed partly. Sukhwinder Singh would bring both the minors to the Court of Guardian Judge on every Second Saturday so that the children may meet their mother from 1.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. If on account of examination of the children, they are unable to come on any Second Saturday, they would be brought on some other working day without unreasonable delay after the examination is over, with advance intimation to Satwant Kaur or her counsel in the lower Court. Satwant Kaur may also meet the children at Gurgaon on Fourth Saturday of every month at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon from 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Sukhwinder Singh would take the minor children there for the meeting. Both the revision petitions stand disposed of accordingly. Nothing observed hereinabove shall have any bearing on the merits of the main petition pending before the trial Court. (L.N. Mittal) February 22, 2010 Judge vcgarg Civil Revision No.6035 of 2009 4 Civil Revision No.6035 of 2009 5