IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sr. No.113 Date of Decision: 18.02.2026 SHIVANI CHAUDHARY ....Applicant Versus VIKAS PRUTHI .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ARCHANA PURI Present:- Mr. G.S. Thind, Advocate for the applicant.

Mr. Arpan Sabharwal, Advocate for the respondent.

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ARCHANA PURI, J. (Oral)

CM-17583-CII-2025 Keeping in view the averments made in the application, same is allowed.

Main case The applicant-wife has filed the present application for seeking transfer of the petition under Section 5, 11 and 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act i.e. HMA/1328/2024, titled ‘Vikas Pruthi Vs. Shivani Chaudhary’, filed by the respondent-husband, pending in the Family Court, Ludhiana and she seeks transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Patiala.

In pursuance of notice issued, the respondent made appearance through counsel and filed reply.

Counsel for the parties heard.

At the very outset, it is submitted by the counsel for the applicant that the marriage between the parties to the lis, had taken place on 27.05.2023, but no child was born from the said wedlock. Unfortunately, matrimonial dispute arose between the parties, as a aresult whereof, t