Reenu Bala and Another v. Jagtar Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
TA-364-2025, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 26.08.2025 by Mrs. Justice Archana Puri (oral). Wife's transfer application allowed ex parte: Section 9 Hindu Marriage Act petition (HMA/89/2025, 'Jagtar Singh v/s Renu Bala') transferred from Family Court, Barnala to Family Court (Camp Court), Mukerian, Hoshiarpur. Factors: minor daughter (about 3 years) in wife's custody, wife unemployed, about 217 kms commute, wife's pending Section 144 BNSS petition at Mukerian, respondent ex parte. Record to District and Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur for assignment; parties to appear within one month. No precedents cited; no monetary amounts.
What did the court decide?
Transfer of the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA/89/2025, titled 'Jagtar Singh v/s Renu Bala') from the Family Court, Barnala to the Family Court (Camp Court), Mukerian, Hoshiarpur; requisite record to be sent by the Family Court, Barnala to the District and Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur, who shall assign the petition to the Camp Court, Mukerian; parties directed to appear there within one month.