T.A.No.322 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH T.A.No.322 of 2009 Date of Decision : 17.11.2009 Harjinder Kaur ...Petitioner Versus Sukhwinder Singh ...Respondent CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present: Mr. Jatinder Nagpal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Ramesh Sharma, Advocate, for the respondent. HEMANT GUPTA, J. (ORAL) The petitioner has sought transfer of petition filed by the respondent-husband under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short 'the Act'), now pending in the Court of Addl. Civil Judge (Senior Division), Jagraon. Marriage between the parties was solemnized on 22.8.2007 as per Sikh rites. A daughter was born out of this wedlock on 28.12.2008, which is being maintained by the petitioner. The petitioner has alleged that the respondent has maltreated the petitioner on account of insufficient dowry at the time of marriage. It is also alleged that the respondent and his family members have raised the demand of dowry even after the marriage. The petitioner has sought transfer of the petition under Section 9 of the Act on the ground that she cannot leave the minor daughter with her parents and it is difficult for her to attend the proceedings at Jagraon T.A.No.322 of 2009 2 with a child of less than one year. She has no source of income as well. In view of the fact that the marriage between the parties was solemnized at Patiala and the petitioner is residing at Patiala with a small female child of less than one year, it will be appropriate, if the petition under Section 9 of the Act titled “Sukhwinder Singh Vs. Harjinder Kaur” pending in the Court of Addl. Civil Judge (Senior Division), Jagraon is transferred to the Court of learned District Judge, Patiala. It shall be open to the learned District Judge, Patiala, to entrust the petition to any other Court of competent jurisdiction. Parties through their counsel are directed to appear before the transferee Court on 18.12.2009 for further proceedings. 17.11.2009 (HEMANT GUPTA) Vimal JUDGE