IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sr. No.205 Date of Decision: 06.02.2026 NISHA RANI ....Applicant Versus SURENDER KUMAR .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ARCHANA PURI Present:- Mr. Nitin Kumar Sharma, Advocate for the applicant.

Respondent proceeded against ex parte vide order dated 14.01.2026.

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ARCHANA PURI, J. (Oral)

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/341/2025, titled ‘Surender Kumar Vs. Nisha Rani’, filed by the respondent-husband, pending in the Family Court (Camp Court) Naraingarh, District Ambala and she seeks transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Pehowa, Distrsict Kurukshetra.

Upon notice issued, the respondent did not make appearance, despite service and as such, was proceeded against ex parte.

Counsel for the applicant heard.

It is submitted by the counsel for the applicant that the marriage between the parties to the lis, had taken place on 16.02.2023. One daughter was born from the said wedlock on 20.12.2023, who is in the care and custody of the applicant. On account of the matrimonial dispute, the parties are r