Rimpi Rani v. Jagdish

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Sr. No.217 Date of Decision: 20.08.2025 RIMPI RANI ....Applicant

Versus

JAGDISH RAM .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ARCHANA PURI Present:- Mr. G.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the applicant.

None for the respondent.

***** ARCHANA PURI, J. (Oral) As per the observations made in the order dated 29.07.2025, despite service, the respondent did not make appearance on that date. Even today, he has not made appearance. As such, the respondent is proceeded against ex parte.

Counsel for the applicant heard.

The applicant-wife has filed the present application for seeking transfer of the petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act i.e. HMA/18/2025, titled 'Jagdish Ram Vs. Rimpi Rani', filed by the respondent-husband, pending in the Family Court (Camp Court) Guhla,

District Kaithal and she seeks transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Sirsa.

It is submitted by the counsel for the applicant that the marriage between the parties to the lis, had taken place on 01.08.2008. Further, it is submitted that the applicant is not having any source of earning and as such, is dependent upon her parental family. On query by this Court, it is disclosed by the counsel that there is child born from the said wedlock. Also, it is submitted that the applicant had filed the petition under Section 125 Cr.P.C., which is pending in the Courts at Sirsa, at appearance stage. The respondent is also facing trial in the Courts at Sirsa, vis-a-vis, FIR bearing No.144 dated 05.07.2019, under Sections 323, 406, 498-A and 506 IPC, got lodged by the applicant at Police Station Sadar, Sirsa.

In the given circumstances, it is submitted that it is difficult for the applicant, to commute a distance of about 170 kilometres, to defend the divorce petition. In view of the mitigating circumstances aforesaid, more particularly, while the applicant is not having any source of earning, considering the distance between the two places and also considering the fact about the respondent having not come forward to resist the application, the transfer application is allowed and the petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act i.e. HMA/18/2025, titled 'Jagdish Ram Vs. Rimpi Rani', filed by the respondent-husband, stands transferred from the Family Court (Camp Court) Guhla, District Kaithal, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Sirsa.

The requisite record of the aforesaid case be sent by the Family Court (Camp Court) Guhla, to the District and Sessions Judge, Sirsa.

Learned District and Sessions Judge, Sirsa, shall assign the said petition to the Family Court, Sirsa. Even, the parties are directed to appear before the Family Court, Sirsa, within a period of one month from today onwards.

Pending civil miscellaneous application, also stands disposed of.

(ARCHANA PURI) 20.08.2025 JUDGE Himanshu Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

Yes/No