Punjab-Haryana High Court
Priya Sharma vs Rahul Sharma on 6 September, 2023
TA-339-2023 -1-
2023:PHHC:117595
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
TA-339-2023 (O&M)
Date of decision: 06.09.2023
Priya Sharma
....Petitioner
Vs.
Rahul Sharma
....Respondent
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SINGH SANGWAN
Present: Mr. Satish Saini, Advocate
for the petitioner.
Mr. Sarun Hans, Advocate for
Mr. Rajbir Singh, Advocate
for the respondent.
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ARVIND SINGH SANGWAN, J. (Oral)
Prayer in this petition is for transfer of the petition filed by the
respondent-husband under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, pending
before the Family Court, Panchkula to the competent Court of jurisdiction at
Kurukshetra.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that on account of
matrimonial discord, the petitioner has filed a petition under Section 125
Cr.P.C. and a petition/complaint under the Domestic Violence Act at
Kurukshetra. It is further submitted that the petitioner is facing great
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difficulty in prosecuting the petition filed by the respondent, as there is a
distance of about 100 kms from Kurukshetra to Panchkula.
Learned counsel has relied upon the judgments Sumita Singh
Vs. Kumar Sanjay, 2002 SC 396 and Rajani Kishor Pardeshi Vs. Kishor
Babulal Pardeshi, 2005(12) SCC 237, wherein the Hon'ble Supreme Court
observed that while deciding the transfer application, the Courts are
required to give more weightage and consideration to the convenience of
the female litigants and transfer of legal proceedings from one Court to
another should ordinarily be allowed, taking into consideration their
convenience and the Courts should desist from putting female litigants
under undue hardships."
Learned counsel has further relied upon N.C.V. Aishwarya Vs.
A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha, 2022 Live Law (SC) 627, wherein the
Hon'ble Supreme Court held as under: -
"The cardinal principle for exercise of power under Section 24
of the Code of Civil Procedure is that the ends of justice should
demand the transfer of the suit, appeal or other proceeding. In
matrimonial matters, wherever Courts are called upon to
consider the plea of transfer, the Courts have to take into
consideration the economic soundness of both the parties, the
social strata of the spouses and their behavioural pattern, their
standard of life prior to the marriage and subsequent thereto
and the circumstances of both the parties in eking out their
livelihood and under whose protective umbrella they are
seeking their sustenance to life. Given the prevailing
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socioeconomic paradigm in the Indian society, generally, it is
the wife's convenience which must be looked at while
considering transfer.
Further, when two or more proceedings are pending in
different Courts between the same parties which raise common
question of fact and law, and when the decisions in the cases
are interdependent, it is desirable that they should be tried
together by the same Judge so as to avoid multiplicity in trial
of the same issues and conflict of decisions."
Learned counsel for the respondent has, however, raised
objection to transfer of the petition under Section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act
from Panchkula to Kurukshetra.
It is well settled that while considering the transfer of a
matrimonial dispute/case at the instance of the wife, the Court is to consider
family condition of the wife, custody of the minor child, economic
condition of the wife, her physical health and earning capacity of the
husband and most important, convenience of the wife i.e. she cannot travel
alone without assistance of a male member of her family, connectivity of the
place to and fro from her place of residence as well as bearing of the
litigation charges and travelling expenses.
After hearing the counsel for the parties, considering the fact
that the petitioner-wife will have to bear the litigation expenses and
transportation expenses and in view of the judgments in Sumita Singh's
case (supra), Rajani Kishor Pardeshi's case (supra) and N.C.V.
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Aishwarya's case (supra) passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, this Court
deem it appropriate to allow the present petition, subject to the following
conditions:-
1. The petition filed under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act,
pending before the Family Court, Panchkula will be
transferred to the competent Court of jurisdiction at
Kurukshetra.
2. The District Judge, Kurukshetra will assign the said petition to
the competent Court of jurisdiction.
3. The Family Court, Panchkula is directed to transfer all the
record pertaining to the aforesaid case to District Judge,
Kurukshetra.
4. The parties are directed to appear before the Family Court,
Kurukshetra within a period of 01 month from today.
5. The Family Court, Kurukshetra will make all the endeavour to
refer the case before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre for
exploring the possibility of amicable settlement between the
parties.
6. The Court concerned, where the litigations between the parties
are pending, will accommodate them with one date in one
calender month.
Present petition is disposed of accordingly.
[ ARVIND SINGH SANGWAN ]
JUDGE
06.09.2023
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Whether reportable: Yes/No
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