Navjit Kaur Navjeet Kaur Vs Karanbir Singh — Maintenance and Alimony | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

Navjit Kaur Navjeet Kaur Vs Karanbir Singh — Maintenance and Alimony | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Transfer of petition DMC/83/2024 ('Karambir Singh Vs. Navjit Kaur') under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act from the Family Court (Camp Court) Zira, District Ferozepur to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Faridkot; transmission of the requisite record by the Family Court Zira to the District and Sessions Judge, Faridkot; assignment of the petition by the District and Sessions Judge, Faridkot to the Family Court, Faridkot; both parties directed to appear before the Family Court, Faridkot within one month.

Issue for consideration

Whether the transfer application of the applicant-wife should be allowed, transferring the respondent-husband's petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act (DMC/83/2024, 'Karambir Singh Vs. Navjit Kaur') from the Family Court (Camp Court) Zira, District Ferozepur to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Faridkot.

Court's answer

The transfer application is allowed: the petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act (DMC/83/2024, 'Karambir Singh Vs. Navjit Kaur') filed by the respondent-husband stands transferred from the Family Court (Camp Court) Zira, District Ferozepur, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Faridkot.

Ratio / Principle

The transfer was allowed in view of the aforesaid fact situation and considering that the respondent did not come forward to resist the application.

Key takeaways

The requisite record of the transferred case is to be sent by the Family Court (Camp Court) Zira to the District and Sessions Judge, Faridkot.ratio¶24
The learned District and Sessions Judge, Faridkot, shall assign the said petition to the Family Court, Faridkot, and the parties are directed to appear before the Family Court, Faridkot, within a period of one month.ratio¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh (Archana Puri, J., oral) allowed transfer application TA-424-2025 (decided 25.09.2025) filed by Navjit Kaur @ Navjeet Kaur, the applicant-wife, seeking transfer of her husband Karambir Singh's divorce petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act (DMC/83/2024, 'Karambir Singh Vs. Navjit Kaur') from the Family Court (Camp Court) Zira, District Ferozepur to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Faridkot. The respondent, though served and called twice, did not appear and was proceeded against ex parte. Stated grounds: the parties married on 22.11.2020 have separated amid matrimonial dispute; their about 3-year-old son is in the applicant's care and custody; the applicant has no source of earning and depends on her parental family; her Section 125 Cr.P.C. maintenance petition is pending at Faridkot, about 50 kilometres away. The Family Court Zira was directed to send the record to the District and Sessions Judge, Faridkot, who is to assign the petition to the Family Court, Faridkot; the parties were directed to appear before the Family Court, Faridkot within one month.

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TA-424-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

Sr. No.110

TA-424-2025 Date of Decision: 25.09.2025

NAVJIT KAUR @ NAVJEET KAUR

....Applicant

Versus

KARAMBIR SINGH

.....Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ARCHANA PURI

Present:Mr. K.S. Brar, Advocate for the applicant.

None for the respondent.

ARCHANA PURI, J. (Oral)

None has appeared on behalf of the respondent, despite the case having been called twice. Even on the last date of hearing, none had made appearance on behalf of the respondent, despite service. As such, the respondent is proceeded against ex parte .

Counsel for the applicant heard.

The applicant-wife has filed the present application for seeking transfer of the petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act i.e. DMC/83/2024, titled ‘Karambir Singh Vs. Navjit Kaur’, filed by the respondent-husband, pending in the Family Court (Camp Court) Zira, District Ferozepur and she seeks transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Faridkot.

It is submitted by the counsel for the applicant that the marriage between the parties to the lis, had taken place on 22.11.2020. One son born from the said wedlock, who is about 3 years old, is in the care and custody

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of the applicant. On account of the matrimonial dispute, the parties are residing separate. The applicant is not having any source of earning and as such, is dependent upon her parental family. Even, she has filed the petition under Section 125 Cr.P.C., which is pending in the Courts at Faridkot and the respondent is pursuing the same. The distance between the two places is stated to be about 50 kilometres.

In view of the aforesaid fact situation and considering the fact about the respondent having not come forward to resist the application, the transfer application is allowed and the petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act i.e. DMC/83/2024, titled ‘Karambir Singh Vs. Navjit Kaur’, filed by the respondent-husband, stands transferred from the Family Court (Camp Court) Zira, District Ferozepur, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Faridkot. The requisite record of the aforesaid case be sent by the Family Court (Camp Court) Zira, to the District and Sessions Judge, Faridkot.

Learned District and Sessions Judge, Faridkot, shall assign the said petition to the Family Court, Faridkot. Even, the parties are directed to appear before the Family Court, Faridkot, within a period of one month from today onwards.

25.09.2025

(ARCHANA PURI) JUDGE

Himanshu Vats

Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : Yes/No

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