Rajni v. Balpreet Jhansal

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Sr. No.204 Date of Decision: 06.02.2026 RAJNI ....Applicant

Versus

BALPREET JHANSAL .....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ARCHANA PURI Present:- Mr. Surendera Pant, Advocate for Ms. Rakhi Sharma, Advocate for the applicant.

None for the respondent.

***** ARCHANA PURI, J. (Oral) As per the observations made in the order dated 08.12.2025, 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/270/2025, titled 'Balpreet Jhansal Vs. Rajnni @ Meenu', filed by the

respondent-husband, pending in the Family Court, Barnala and she seeks transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Ferozepur. It is submitted by the counsel for the applicant that the marriage between the parties to the lis, had taken place on 03.02.2019. One son was born from the said wedlock on 05.11.2019 and he is in the care and custody of the applicant. On account of the matrimonial dispute, the parties are residing separate. The applicant has no source of earning and she, together with her son, is dependent upon her aged parents. The distance between the two places is stated to be about 125 kms. Even, there is divorce petition, filed at the instance of the applicant, which is pending in the Courts at Ferozepur and the same is pursued by the respondent.

In view of the aforesaid fact situation, more particularly, considering the fact of one son born from the estranged marriage, to be in the care and custody of the applicant, while she herself is not having any source of earning, the fact of other case, arising from this broken marriage, already pending in the Courts at Ferozepur, which is being pursued by the respondent and above it, considering the fact about 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/270/2025, titled 'Balpreet Jhansal Vs. Rajnni @ Meenu', filed by the respondent-husband, stands transferred from the Family Court, Barnala, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Ferozepur.

The requisite record of the aforesaid case be sent by the Family Court, Barnala, to the District and Sessions Judge, Ferozepur.

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

(ARCHANA PURI) 06.02.2026 JUDGE Himanshu Vats Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

Yes/No