IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH T.A. No. 431 of 2009 Date of decision: 26-11-2009 District Sangrur Khadi Versus State Bank of Patiala CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present: Shri Kamal Kumar Jain, Advocate, for the petitioner. HEMANT GUPTA, J. The petitioner has sought transfer of his appeal preferred against the order passed by the Estate Officer under the Punjab Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1973 and pending before District Judge, Patiala. However, an objection has been raised by the respondent that the appeal is not maintainable before District Judge, Patiala as competent court is of District Judge, Sangrur. To meet out such objection, the petitioner has sought transfer of the appeal from District Judge Patiala to District Judge, Sangrur. The petitioner has filed an appeal assuming that the same is maintainable before the District Judge, Patiala. It is for the petitioner to decide whether the jurisdiction is of District Judge, Patiala or District Judge, Sangrur. If the appeal is not maintainable before the District Judge, Patiala it shall be open to the petitioner to withdraw the appeal from Patiala and present the same before District Judge, Sangrur but that will not give any fresh cause to the petitioner to seek transfer of appeal. Dismissed. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE November 26, 2009 RSK