Arti Rani v. Amit Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Transfer applications TA-387-2024 (O&M) and TA-391-2024, Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, decided 06.03.2025 by Justice Archana Puri (oral order). Applicant-wife Arti Sonu Rani sought transfer of matrimonial litigation; marriage dated 22.07.2015; minor son (about 9 years) in mother's care and custody; applicant without any source of earning. Maintenance petition under Section 125 Cr.P.C. (MNT/253/2023) pending at Ambala; respondent-husband's petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act and guardianship petition pending at Kurukshetra. Convenience of the wife held relevant though not a thumb rule; inconvenience to husband held not significant; both transfer applications allowed. Advocates: Arun Kumar Gupta (applicant), Pawan Attri (respondent).
What did the court decide?
Both transfer applications (TA-387-2024 (O&M) and TA-391-2024) filed by the applicant-wife were allowed.