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TA-1259-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Sr. No.208

TA-1259-2025

Date of Decision: 03.02.2026

SIMMI RANI

....Applicant

Versus

SATNAM VERMA

.....Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ARCHANA PURI

Present:- Mr. J.S. Bhinder, 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.

DMC/723/2025, titled ‘Satnam Verma Vs. Simmi Rani’, filed by the

respondent-husband, pending in the Family Court, Patiala and she seeks

transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Sunam, District

Sangrur.

Upon notice issued, the respondent did not make appearance,

despite service and as such, was proceeded against ex parte.

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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 04.02.2024, but no child

was born from the said wedlock. Unfortunately, matrimonial dispute arose

between the parties, as a result whereof, they are residing separate. The

applicant is not having any source of earning and as such, she is dependent

upon her parental family. The applicant has filed the petition under Sections

12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 23 of the Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act, as well as petition under Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik

Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which are pending in the Courts at Sunam and the

respondent is making appearance in the said cases. The distance between

the two places is stated to be about 68 kms.

In view of the submissions aforesaid, more particularly,

considering the two other litigations, arising from the estranged marriage, to

be already pending in the Courts at Sunam, 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.

DMC/723/2025, titled ‘Satnam Verma Vs. Simmi Rani’, filed by the

respondent-husband, stands transferred from the Family Court, Patiala, to

the Court of competent jurisdiction at Sunam, District Sangrur. The

requisite record of the aforesaid case be sent by the Family Court, Patiala, to

the District and Sessions Judge, Sangrur.

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Learned District and Sessions Judge, Sangrur, shall assign the

said petition to the Family Court (Camp Court) Sunam. Even, the parties are

directed to appear before the Family Court (Camp Court) Sunam, within a

period of one month from today onwards.

(ARCHANA PURI)

03.02.2026 JUDGE

Himanshu Vats

Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes

Whether reportable : Yes/No

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