Daljeet Kaurwife of Kulwinder Singh Daughter of Sukhminder Singh v. Kulwinder Singh Son of Bhajan Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
P&H High Court TA-179-2025 (decided 13.08.2025, Justice Archana Puri, oral order): inter-party transfer of matrimonial litigation. Applicant Daljeet Kaur obtained transfer of the Section 13 Hindu Marriage Act divorce petition HMA/479/2023 ('Kulwinder Singh Vs. Daljeet Kaur'), filed by the respondent-husband, from the Family Court, Sangrur to SAS Nagar, on the strength of the respondent counsel's no-objection statement and consideration of the minor daughter being in the applicant's care and custody; record routed via the District and Sessions Judge, SAS Nagar to the Family Court, SAS Nagar, parties to appear within one month. Keywords: transfer application; Hindu Marriage Act Section 13; divorce petition; minor child custody; venue/territorial jurisdiction; Sangrur; SAS Nagar.
What did the court decide?
Transfer application allowed: the divorce petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA/479/2023), titled 'Kulwinder Singh Vs. Daljeet Kaur', filed by the respondent-husband, stands transferred from the Family Court, Sangrur, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at SAS Nagar; the requisite record is to be sent by the Family Court, Sangrur, to the District and Sessions Judge, SAS Nagar, who shall assign it to the Family Court, SAS Nagar; the parties are directed to appear before the Family Court, SAS Nagar, within one month.