Transfer ApplicationNo. 540 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Transfer ApplicationNo. 540 of 2010 Date of decision:2nd December, 2010 Mohinder Pal Singh .......Appellant Versus Chanranjit Kaur and others ........Respondents BEFORE: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.KANNAN Present: Mr. Satish Jaswal, Advocate, for the appellant. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes/No 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not?Yes/No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Yes/No K.Kannan, J.(Oral) 1. The application is for transfer of proceedings which is pending before the Civil Judge (Junior Division), Hoshiarpur to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Amritsar on the ground that the applicant witnesses are being threatened when they come to the Court. There is no material placed on record that any such threat had been given. Counsel for the applicant would be satisfied if there is direction that trial judge would provide satisfaction, secure the protection of the witnesses and that no threats are held out for the safety. 2. The applicant shall be at liberty to apply to the Court Transfer ApplicationNo. 540 of 2010 2 giving out the details of such threats and the Court shall pass appropriate orders which might extend to give sufficient police protection for any witnesses who may express apprehension to come to Court by virtue of the alleged threats from the respondents. All these observations ought not to be taken as an attribute against the defendants in suit and I make this direction for protection of the witnesses only on the basis of what is contended on behalf of the applicant through the counsel. 2. In view of the above observations, the transfer application is disposed of. [K.KANNAN] JUDGE 2nd December, 2010 Shivani Kaushik