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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH

TA No. 823 of 2017(OM)

Date of decision: 27.9.2017

Saneela ….Applicant

VERSUS

Stalin …..Respondent

CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE REKHA MITTAL

Present: Mr. Sandeep Saini, Advocate for
Mr. Sumit Gupta, Advocate for the applicant.

REKHA MITTAL, J.(Oral)

The applicant prays for transfer of petition under Section 13

of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (in short ‘the Act’) titled Stalin Vs.

Saneela filed by respondent – husband from the Court of District Judge,

Family Court, Karnal to a Court of competent jurisdiction at Rohtak.

Counsel for the applicant has submitted that besides physical

distance of approximately 130 KMs between the two places, two litigations

initiated at the behest of applicant namely application under Section 125

Cr.P.C. and petition under Section 7 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890

for custody of minor children are pending in the Court of District Judge,

Family Court Rohtak.

The two children for whose custody the applicant has invoked

the relevant provisions of Guardians and Wards Act are admittedly

residing at Karnal and being looked after by the respondent-husband. It

would be a moot point before the Court if the said petition can be tried by

the Court at Rohtak. The proceedings under Section 13 of the Act do not

require personal appearance of a party on each and every date of hearing.

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Under the circumstances, it is appropriate that the petition is allowed to

continue at the place where the same is filed. However, applicant is at

liberty to file an appropriate application for grant of maintenance,

travelling expenses and issuance of other directions in the light of

judgment of Hon’ble the Supreme Court in Krishna Veni Nagam Vs.

Harish Nagam, 2017 (2) RCR (Civil) 358. In case such an application is

filed by the applicant, the same shall be disposed of by the Court below

before proceeding further with the matter.

With the aforesaid observations, the petition stands disposed

of.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 (REKHA MITTAL)
‘D. Gulati’ JUDGE

Whether speaking/reasoned : yes/no
Whether reportable : yes/no

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