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Annu vs Himanshu Malik @ Rahul on 15 March, 2019

T.A. No. 1022 of 2018 1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH

T.A. No. 1022 of 2018
DATE OF DECISION :- March 15, 2019

Annu …Applicant

Versus

Himanshu Malik @ Rahul …Respondent

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S. MADAAN

Present:- Mr. Parveen Sharma, Advocate for the applicant.

Mr. Gurmeet Singh Guri, Advocate for the respondent.
***

By way of filing the present application, applicant Annu, aged

about 22 years, estranged wife of Himanshu Malik @ Rahul-respondent

presently residing with her parents at Village Kidholi Pahladpur, Tehsil

Kharkhoda, District Sonepat, seeks transfer of petition under Section 13 of

the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 filed by her husband Himanshu Malik @

Rahul against her having title ‘Himanshu Malik Vs. Smt. Annu’ pending in

the Court of District Judge, Family Court, Rohtak to the Court of competent

jurisdiction at Sonepat.

According to the applicant, the marriage was performed

between the parties on 19.4.2017 and thereafter they started residing

together, however, the respondent and his family members began to treat her

with curelty in connection with demand of dowry. She was forced to leave

the matrimonial home and start residing with her parents. The respondent

has filed a divorce petition against the applicant as a pressure tactic. The

applicant has lodged F.I.R. No. 338 dated 24.7.2018 for offences under

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T.A. No. 1022 of 2018 2

Sections 323, 376, 354, 498A, 511 IPC at Police Station Kharkhoda,

District Sonepat; that she has filed petition under Section 125 Cr.P.C

against the respondent in the Court at Sonepat. She being a young woman,

having no source of income, it is difficult for her to travel from her parental

place to Rohtak, as such, the application be accepted.

Notice of the application was given to the respondent, who has

appeared through counsel. It is contended that the distance between parental

place of applicant and Rohtak is only 41 kms whereas distance from parental

house of the applicant to Sonepat is 31 kms, as such she can easily come to

attend the dates of hearing in the Court at Rohtak.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties besides going

through the record.

The Apex Court in various judgments has observed that in

matrimonial disputes between the spouses convenience of wife should be

looked into. In that regard a reference can be made to authority Sumita Singh

Versus Kumar Sanjay and another, 2002 AIR(SC) 396 by a Division Bench

of Hon’ble Supreme Court.

In Bhartiben Ravibhai Rav Versus Ravibhai Govindbhai Rav,

2017(3) RCR(Civil) 369, the Apex Court had allowed application for transfer of

the divorce petition to a place where the wife was residing considering various

factors including the distance between the place where the wife was residing

and the place of sitting of the Court where divorce petition had been instituted

and the fact that the wife had filed two cases against her husband in the Court at

the place of her residence wherein the respondent had already put in

appearance.

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In Apurva Versus Navtej Singh, 2017(2) Law Herald 966 by a

Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, it was observed that wherever the Courts are

called upon to consider the plea of transfer in matrimonial disputes, the Courts

have to take into consideration various factors like economic soundness of

either of the parties, the social strata of the spouses to which they belong and

behavioural pattern, standard of life antecedents of marriage. Generally it is the

wife’s convenience, which must be looked at by the Courts while deciding the

transfer application.

Keeping in view the contentions in the application and

submissions made by learned counsel for the applicant, in which I find merit,

in absence of any strong circumstance to the contrary, it would be proper and

appropriate if the application is accepted. The same is accordingly allowed.

The petition in question is ordered to be withdrawn from the Court of District

Judge (Family Court), Rohtak and transferred to Family Court at Sonepat for

disposal in accordance with law.

The parties through their counsel are directed to appear in the

transferee Court on 26.4.2019. Copies of orders be sent to the Court of

District Judge (Family Court), Rohtak as well as to the Family Court at

Sonepat for information and necessary compliance.

(H.S. MADAAN)
JUDGE
March 15, 2019
p.singh

Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No

Whether Reportable Yes/No

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