Nisha v. Ravi Kumar

TA-887-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Sr. No.218 TA-887-2025 Date of Decision: 10.11.2025 NISHA ....Applicant

Versus

RAVI KUMAR .....Respondent

CORAM:

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

None for the respondent.

***** ARCHANA PURI, J. (Oral) As per the observations made in the order dated 24.09.2025 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/1041/2024, titled 'Ravi Kumar v/s Nisha', filed by the respondenthusband, pending in the Family Court, Dabwali, District Sirsa and she seeks transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Bathinda. At the very outset, it is submitted by the counsel for the applicant that the marriage between the parties, had taken place on 29.04.2017, but no child was born from the said wedlock. However, on Sonu 2025.11.11 09:21 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document

TA-887-2025 account of the matrimonial dispute, the parties are residing separate. The applicant is not having any source of earning and is dependent upon her parental family. She has also filed petition under Section 12 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, which is pending in the courts at Bathinda and the respondent is making appearance in the same. The distance between the two places is stated to be 50 kms. In view of the aforesaid fact situation and keeping in view the petition under Section 12 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, already pending in the courts at Bathinda as well as respondent has not come forward to resist the trasnfer application, the same is allowed and the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act i.e. HMA/1041/2024, titled 'Ravi Kumar v/s Nisha', filed by the respondent-husband, stands transferred from the Family Court, Dabwali, District Sirsa, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Bathinda. The requisite record of the aforesaid case be sent by the Family Court, Dabwali, to the District and Sessions Judge, Bathinda.

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

(ARCHANA PURI) 10.11.2025 JUDGE Sonu Saini Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

Yes/No Sonu 2025.11.11 09:21 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document