IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No.2189 of 2005 Date of Decision:- 12.03.2008 Baljinder Singh ....Petitioner(s) through Mr.Premjit Kalia, Advocate vs. Daljit Kaur ....Respondent(s) through Mr.Rajinder Sharma, Advocate. *** CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. *** 1) Whether Reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2) To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3) Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? *** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) This revision petition is directed against the order dated 2.12.2004 passed by the learned Guardian Judge, Amritsar whereby a petition filed by the petitioner under the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890 for the custody of his minor son Sukhchain Singh, has been returned for want of territorial jurisdiction and for presentation before a Court of competent jurisdiction at Ludhiana. While arriving at the afore-stated conclusion, the learned Guardian Judge has taken into consideration the fact that the respondent-wife is admittedly residing at Ludhiana and the minor son born out of the wedlock is in her custody since he was one year and six months old. The learned Guardian Judge has observed and rightly so that a child of such a tender age would remain with the mother and obviously at the time of filing of the petition, the child was also ordinarily resident of C.R. No.2189 of 2005 -3- Ludhiana only. No exception can be made to the view taken by the learned Guardian Judge. Consequently and for the reasons aforestated, this revision petition is dismissed. The petitioner, if so desired, may move the Court at Ludhiana. March 12, 2008 ( SURYA KANT ) poonam JUDGE