Manju v. Pawan

TA-1695-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Sr. No.212 TA-1695-2025 Date of Decision: 19.03.2026 MANJU ....Applicant

Versus

PAWAN .....Respondent

CORAM:

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

None for the respondent.

***** ARCHANA PURI, J. (Oral) As per the observations made in the order dated 26.02.2026, 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/380/2025, titled 'Pawan Vs. Manju', filed by the respondent-husband, pending in the Family Court, Sirsa and she seeks transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Fatehabad. It is submitted by the counsel for the applicant that the marriage between the parties to the lis, had taken place on 31.03.2018, but no child was born from the said wedlock. However, on account of the matrimonial SONU 2026.03.23 16:26 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document

TA-1695-2025 dispute, the parties are residing separate. The applicant is not having any source of earning. Even, she has filed the maintenance petition against the respondent i.e. MNT/55/2022, as well as the petition under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act i.e. COMA/50/2022, which are pending at Fatehabad and the respondent is pursuing both the said cases. The distance between the two places is about 90 kms.

In view of the submissions aforesaid, more particularly, considering the fact of the applicant, not having any independent source of earning; fact of two other cases, arising from the broken marriage, already pending in the Courts at Fatehabad, which are 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 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act i.e. HMA/380/2025, titled 'Pawan Vs. Manju', filed by the respondent-husband, stands transferred from the Family Court, Sirsa, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Fatehabad. The requisite record of the aforesaid case be sent by the Family Court, Sirsa, to the District and Sessions Judge, Fatehabad.

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

(ARCHANA PURI) 19.03.2026 JUDGE Himanshu Vats Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

Yes/No SONU 2026.03.23 16:26 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document