Navjot Saini v. Gurpreet Singh

TA-602-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Sr. No.113 TA-602-2025 Date of Decision: 26.09.2025 NAVJOT SAINI ....Applicant

Versus

GURPREET SINGH .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ARCHANA PURI Present:- Mr. Abhay Gupta, Advocate for the applicant.

None for the respondent.

***** ARCHANA PURI, J. (Oral) As per the observations made in the order dated 08.09.2025, 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 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act i.e. HMA/312/2024, titled 'Gurpreet Singh Vs. Navjot Saini', filed by the respondent-husband, pending in the Family Court, Rupnagar and she seeks transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Ludhiana. At the very outset, it is submitted by the counsel for the applicant that the marriage between the parties to the lis, had taken place on 05.12.2021. However, matrimonial dispute arose between the parties, while the applicant was pregnant. On account of this dispute, the applicant was Sonu 2025.09.29 10:10 I agree to specified portions of this document P&HHC

TA-602-2025 moved to her parents' place, where she gave birth to a girl child, who is at present about 3 years old. The respondent is working in a private company in Doha, Qatar. The applicant herself is not having any source of earning and as such, she together with her minor child, is dependent upon her parental family. She has filed the petition under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, which is pending in the Courts at Ludhiana. The distance between the two places is stated to be about 75 kms.

Keeping in view the aforesaid mitigating circumstances, more particularly, considering the fact about the applicant taking care of the minor daughter, while herself having no source of earning and above it, considering the fact of the respondent having not come forward to resist the application, the transfer application is allowed and the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act i.e. HMA/312/2024, titled 'Gurpreet Singh Vs. Navjot Saini', filed by the respondent-husband, stands transferred from the Family Court, Rupnagar, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Ludhiana. The requisite record of the aforesaid case be sent by the Family Court, Rupnagar, to the District and Sessions Judge, Ludhiana. Learned District and Sessions Judge, Ludhiana, shall assign the said petition to the Family Court, Ludhiana.

Even, the parties are directed to appear before the Family Court, Ludhiana,, within a period of one month from today onwards.

(ARCHANA PURI) 26.09.2025 JUDGE Himanshu Vats Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

Yes/No Sonu 2025.09.29 10:10 I agree to specified portions of this document P&HHC