Manjeet Kaur Vs Harmandeep Singh — Domestic Violence | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

Manjeet Kaur Vs Harmandeep Singh — Domestic Violence | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Transfer application accepted: petition HMA-738-2025 ('Harmandeep Singh Vs. Manjeet Kaur') transferred from the Family Court, Amritsar to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Gurdaspur; requisite record to be sent by the Family Court, Amritsar to the District and Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur for assignment to the Family Court, Gurdaspur; parties directed to appear before the Family Court, Gurdaspur within one month.

Issue for consideration

Whether the transfer application filed by the applicant-wife seeking transfer of petition HMA-738-2025 (under Section 13(1)(ia)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, filed by the respondent-husband) from the Family Court, Amritsar to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Gurdaspur should be allowed.

Court's answer

The transfer was allowed particularly because the applicant-wife has no source of earning and is taking care of the toddler, other litigation (the DV Act petition) is already pending in the Courts at Gurdaspur, and the respondent did not come forward to resist the application.

Ratio / Principle

The transfer application is hereby accepted.

Key takeaways

Petition HMA-738-2025, titled 'Harmandeep Singh Vs. Manjeet Kaur', filed by the respondent-husband under Section 13(1)(ia)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, stands transferred from the Family Court, Amritsar to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Gurdaspur.ratio¶21
The requisite record of the case is to be sent by the Family Court, Amritsar to the District and Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur.ratio¶21
The learned District and Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur shall assign the transferred petition to the Family Court, Gurdaspur.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab & Haryana High Court (Archana Puri, J.), TA-1357-2025 (O&M), decided April 22, 2026 — Wife's transfer application accepted. Petition HMA-738-2025, titled 'Harmandeep Singh Vs. Manjeet Kaur', under Section 13(1)(ia)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, filed by the respondent-husband and pending in the Family Court, Amritsar, stands transferred to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Gurdaspur. Grounds: the applicant-wife has no source of earning, is caring for the parties' 1½-year-old daughter, and her petition under Sections 9(B), 12, 19(F), 19(8), 20(d), 20, 23 and 37(2) (c) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act is already pending in the Courts at Gurdaspur with the respondent having joined those proceedings; further, the respondent did not come forward to resist and was proceeded against ex-parte. Requisite record to be sent by the Family Court, Amritsar to the District and Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur for assignment to the Family Court, Gurdaspur; parties directed to appear before the Family Court, Gurdaspur within one month.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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TA-1357-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: April 22, 2026

Manjeet Kaur

...Applicant

Versus

Harmandeep Singh

...Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ARCHANA PURI

Present: Ms.Harmeet Kaur Chanan, Advocate for the applicant.

None for the respondent.

ARCHANA PURI, J.

As observed in the previous order, none had made appearance on behalf of the respondent. Even today, none has made appearance on behalf of respondent. As such, 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 (1) (ia) (ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act i.e. HMA-738-2025, titled ‘Harmandeep Singh Vs. Manjeet Kaur’, filed by the respondent-husband, pending in the Family Court, Amritsar and she seeks transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Gurdaspur.

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It is submitted by counsel for the applicant that marriage between the parties to the lis had taken place on 26.11.2023 and unfortunately, matrimonial dispute arose between the parties and they are residing separte. From the estranged marriage, one daughter was born, who is 1½ years old and is presently in the care and custody of the applicant. The applicant is not having any source of earning and she along with her daughter, is dependent upon her parental family. She has filed petition under Sections 9(B), 12, 19(F), 19(8), 20(d), 20, 23 and 37(2) (c) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, which is pending in the Courts at Gurdaspur and the respondent has already joined the proceedings. The distance between the two places is stated to be 90 kms.

In view of the submissions aforesaid, more particularly, about the applicant, who herself is not having source of earning, to be taking care of a toddler and also the fact of other litigation, to be already pending in the Courts at Gurdaspur and above it, considering the fact of respondent, not having come forward to resist the application, as such, the transfer application, as such, is hereby accepted and the petition under Section 13 (1) (ia) (ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act i.e. HMA-738-2025, titled ‘Harmandeep Singh Vs. Manjeet Kaur’, filed by the respondent-husband, stands transferred from the Family Court, Amritsar, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Gurdaspur. The requisite record of the aforesaid case be sent by the Family Court, Amritsar, to the District and Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur.

Learned District and Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur, shall assign the said petition to the Family Court, Gurdaspur. Even, the parties are

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directed to appear before the Family Court, Gurdaspur, within a period of one month from today onwards.

April 22, 2026 (ARCHANA PURI) Vgulati JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned Yes Whether reportable Yes/No

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