Lovereet Kaur And ANR v. Gurlal Singh Boparai And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH (i) TA-208-2025 (O&M) Lovereet Kaur and another ...Applicants
VERSUS
Gurlal Singh Boparai and another
...Respondents
(ii) TA-1345-2025 (O&M) Lovereet Kaur ...Applicant
VERSUS
Gurlal Singh Boparai
...Respondent
Date of Decision: November 27, 2025
CORAM:
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ARCHANA PURI
Present:
Mr.Jaskirat Singh Dhaliwal, Advocate for the applicant.
None for the respondent.
**** ARCHANA PURI, J.
These are two transfer applications, filed at the instance of Lovereet Kaur and her daughter for seeking transfer of two litigations pending between the parties.
TA-208-2025 has been filed by the applicant and her daughter for seeking transfer of the petition under Section 17 and 25 of the Guardians and Wards Act, filed by respondent-Gurlal Singh Boparai, bearing No.GW-
TA-208-2025 and connected case -228-2024, titled 'Gurlal Singh Boparai vs. Lovereet Kaur and others'. TA-1345-2025, has been filed by the applicant-wife for seeking transfer of the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, filed by respondent-husband bearing No.HMA-319-2024 titled 'Gurlal Singh Boparai vs. Lovereet Kaur'.
Both the aforesaid cases are pending in the Family Court, SAS Nagar, Mohali and the applicants are seeking transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Sri Muktsar Sahib. In pursuance of the notice issued in both the transfer applications, the respondents did not make appearance, despite service and as such, they are proceeded against ex-parte. Counsel for the applicants heard.
At the very outset, it is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that marriage between applicant-Lovereet Kaur and respondentGurpal Singh Boparai had taken place on 04.09.2016 and one daughter was born from the said wedlock, who is presently in the care and custody of the applicant. However, on account of matrimonial dispute, the parties are residing separate. Applicant-Lovereet Kaur together with her daughter is residing at her parental place and she is working as Peon in a private school. However, respondent-Gurlal Singh Boparai is J.E. in Punjab Mandi Bhawan, Mohali and as such, he is a government employee. The minor daughter is also studying in D.V.M Senior Secondary Public School at Udekaran (Sri Muktsar Sahib) in LKG standard. The distance between the two places is stated to be 240 kms. Besides the aforesaid litigation, even applicant-Lovereet Kaur has filed petition under
TA-208-2025 and connected case -3Section 144 of BNSS, which is also pending in the Courts at Sri Muktsar Sahib and the respondent is pursuing the said litigation. Considering the submissions aforesaid, it is pertinent to mention that the respondent has not come forward to resist the applications. The child born from the estranged marriage is in the care and custody of the applicant. The distance between the two places is 240 kms. Moreover, another litigation between the parties, is already pending in the Courts at Sri Muktsar Sahib, which is being pursued by the respondent. Considering the aforesaid fact situation, both the transfer applications, as such, are hereby allowed. The petition under Section 17 and 25 of the Guardians and Wards Act, bearing No.GW-28-2024, titled 'Gurlal Singh Boparai vs.
Lovereet Kaur and others' as well as petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, bearing No.HMA-319-2024 titled 'Gurlal Singh Boparai vs. Lovereet Kaur', pending in the Family Court, SAS Nagar, Mohali, stand transferred to the Courts of competent jurisdiction at District Sri Muktsar Sahib. The requisite record of the aforesaid cases be sent by the Family Court, SAS Nagar, Mohali, respectively, to the District and Sessions Judge, Sri Muktsar Sahib. Learned District and Sessions Judge, Sri Muktsar Sahib shall assign both the said petitions to the Family Court, Sri Muktsar Sahib. Even, the parties are directed to appear before the Family Court, Sri Muktsar Sahib, within a period of one month from today onwards.