T. A. No. 398 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : T. A. No. 398 of 2009 Date of Decision : December 03, 2009 Daljit Kaur .... Petitioner Vs. Kuldip Singh .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. Mohit Garg, Advocate for the petitioner. None for the respondent. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : According to office report, respondent has been served. However, no one is appearing for the respondent inspite of pass over. Daljit Kaur has filed this transfer petition under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure for transfer of petition filed under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 by respondent Kuldip Singh against the petitioner, from the Court of Smt. Mandeep Kaur Bedi, Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Jagraon to the court of competent jurisdiction at Dhuri, District Sangrur, alleging that the petitioner is residing at Dhuri and therefore, it is inconvenient for her to defend the aforesaid petition at Jagraon, which is at a distance of 80 kilometers from Dhuri. The aforesaid plea of the petitioner stands unrebutted because the respondent has opted T. A. No. 398 of 2009 2 not to contest the instant transfer petition. As per judgments of Hon'ble Supreme Court, convenience of the wife has to be seen in such cases. In view of the aforesaid, the instant transfer petition is allowed and petition titled Kuldip Singh vs. Daljit Kaur filed under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is transferred from the court of Smt. Mandeep Kaur Bedi, Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Jagraon to the court of competent jurisdiction at Dhuri. The file of the case shall be sent by the trial court at Jagraon to learned District Judge, Sangrur, who shall assign the same to the court of competent jurisdiction at Dhuri. December 03, 2009 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE