Simriti Chopra v. Vishnu Chopra
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, TA-184-2025, decided 24.09.2025 by Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Archana Puri. Samriti Chopra (applicant/mother) versus Vishnu Chopra (respondent/father). Transfer of guardianship petition under Section 25 of the Guardians and Wards Act (GW/81/2024) from Family Court, Amritsar to Kharar, District SAS Nagar allowed on grounds of best interest and welfare of minor child (about 6-year-old son in mother's custody), unemployment of custodial mother, and pendency of divorce petition at Kharar with respondent appearing. Record to be sent to District and Sessions Judge, SAS Nagar; petition assigned to Family Court (Camp Court) Kharar; parties to appear within one month. Keywords: transfer application, child custody, convenience of custodial parent, Guardians and Wards Act Section 25, inter-court transfer.
What did the court decide?
Petition under Section 25 of the Guardians and Wards Act (GW/81/2024, 'Vishnu Chopra Vs. Samriti Chopra') transferred from the Family Court, Amritsar to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Kharar, District SAS Nagar; Family Court, Amritsar directed to send the requisite record to the District and Sessions Judge, SAS Nagar; learned District and Sessions Judge, SAS Nagar to assign the petition to the Family Court (Camp Court) Kharar; parties directed to appear before the Family Court (Camp Court) Kharar within one month.