HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Civil Transfer Appl. No. 82 / 2017
Smt. Satveer Kaur W/o Shri Amandeep Singh D/o Shri Gurdeep
Singh, Aged About 30 Years, By Caste Jat- Sikh, Resident of 2-N-
1, Sadbhawana Nagar, Sri Ganganagar
—-Petitioner
Versus
Shri Amandeep Singh S/o Shri Jagdeep Singh, By Caste Jat- Sikh,
Resident of Chak 2 JJA, Tehsil Padampur District Sri Ganganagar
—-Respondent
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For Petitioner(s) : Mr C.S. Kotwani
For Respondent(s) : Mr D.S. Thind
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HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VIRENDRA KUMAR MATHUR
Judgment
23/10/2017
This Transfer Application has been filed for transferring
Divorce Petition No.149/2015 (Amandeep Singh v. Satveer Kaur)
pending before Additional District Judge, Sri Karanpur, District Sri
Ganganagar to the Family Court, Sri Ganganagar.
Briefly stated, the respondent husband preferred a petition
under sec.13-A of the Hindu Marriage Act for divorce, before the
Family Court, Sri Ganganagar on 01.07.2014. It was also
contended therein that the parties married on 26.01.2013 and
thereafter one son born out of the wedlock. It was also alleged
that the respondent-wife was having illicit relation with some other
and filed the divorce petition on the ground of cruelty.
It was contended that in the present case, the divorce
petition was earlier preferred by the husband at Sri Ganganagar
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but subsequently it was transferred to the court of Additional
District Judge, Sri Karanpur. It was also contended that the
petitioner being a lady, presently residing at Sri Ganganagar,
having one small child, is not in a position to attend the court at
Sri Karanpur on every date of hearing.
The petitioner further submitted that a criminal complaint
has also been filed against the respondent husband under
secs.498A, 406 IPC, which is pending consideration at Sri
Ganganagar and another criminal case under secs.494 IPC read
with sec.109 IPC against the respondent husband is also pending
consideration before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sri Ganganagar; in
which case cognizance has also been taken. The petitioner
preferred an application for transfer of the Divorce Petition of
respondent from Sri Karanpur to Sri Ganganagar, which was
rejected by the learned District Judge, Sri Ganganagar vide its
order dated 06.05.2017. Under these circumstances, the
petitioner has preferred this petition and sought relief claimed for.
Notices of the application were issued to the respondent.
After due service, power was filed on behalf of the respondent but
no written reply has been filed.
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
In the present case, a Transfer Petition was filed earlier also,
which was duly considered and rejected by the learned District
Judge, Sri Ganganagar in view of transfer of matter to Sri
Karanpur being made under order of the High Court. Moreover,
Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Krishna Devi Nagam v.
Harish Nagam: (2017) 4 SCC 150 observed that one can not
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ignore the problem faced by a husband if proceedings are
transferred on account of genuine difficulties faced by the wife.
After elaborate elucidation in the context, Hon’ble Apex Court laid
down certain guidelines for deciding transfer applications in
matrimonial matters.
Having considered the facts circumstances of present case,
in light of judgment of Hon’ble Apex Court in Krishna Veni Nagam
v. Harish Nagam (supra), the Transfer Application of petitioner is
dismissed. However, the respondent husband is directed to pay
travel expenses to the petitioner whenever she is required to
attend proceedings of Divorce Petition before ADJ, Sri Karanpur.
(DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR MATHUR)J.
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