JUDGMENT

Arvind Singh Sangwan J. (Oral) - Prayer in this petition is for transfer of the petition filed under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, pending in the Family Court, Fazilka to the competent Court of jurisdiction at Bathinda.

2. Counsel for the petitioner has argued that on account of a matrimonial discord, the respondent/husband has filed the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, before the Principal Judge, Family Court, Fazilka.

3. Counsel for the petitioner has also argued that on account of a petition filed by the respondent/husband, the petitioner is facing great difficulty in prosecuting the said case as there is a distance of about 100 Kms from Bathinda to Fazilka.

4. Counsel for the petitioner has further contended that the petitioner is having 03 children, 02 of them are major and one is minor, and they are living in her care and custody and she is facing difficulty to defend the case as she has to travel from Bathinda to Fazilka and since 2016, the respondent/husband has not paid any maintenance either to the petitioner/wife or for the upbringing of the children.

5. Counsel for the petitioner has relied upon the judgments 'Sumita Singh vs Kumar Sanjay',