Sangeeta Vs Rajesh — Maintenance and Alimony | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

Sangeeta Vs Rajesh — Maintenance and Alimony | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Transfer application allowed; petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act titled 'Rajesh Vs. Sangeeta' transferred from the Family Court, Camp Court, Hansi, District Hisar to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Bhiwani; requisite record to be sent by the Hansi Family Court to the District and Sessions Judge, Bhiwani, who shall assign the petition to the Family Court, Bhiwani; parties directed to appear before the Family Court, Bhiwani within one month.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act titled 'Rajesh Vs. Sangeeta', filed by the respondent-husband and pending in the Family Court, Camp Court, Hansi, District Hisar, should be transferred to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Bhiwani.

Court's answer

The transfer application is allowed: considering that the applicant has no source of earning and that the respondent did not bother to pursue the present transfer application, the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act titled 'Rajesh Vs. Sangeeta' filed by the respondent-husband stands transferred from the Family Court, Camp Court, Hansi, District Hisar to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Bhiwani.

Ratio / Principle

The requisite record of the transferred case is to be sent by the Family Court, Camp Court, Hansi, District Hisar to the District and Sessions Judge, Bhiwani.

Key takeaways

The learned District and Sessions Judge, Bhiwani shall assign the said petition to the Family Court, Bhiwani.ratio¶25
The parties are directed to appear before the Family Court, Bhiwani within a period of one month.ratio¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Transfer Application allowed — Punjab and Haryana High Court (Chandigarh), Archana Puri, J. (Oral), 10.03.2026 (TA-351-2024). The applicant-wife sought transfer of the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act titled 'Rajesh Vs. Sangeeta', filed by the respondent-husband and pending in the Family Court, Camp Court, Hansi, District Hisar, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Bhiwani. The respondent, though noticed, did not appear and was proceeded against ex parte (order dated 04.12.2025); mediation remained a non-starter. Allowing the application, the Court noted that the applicant has no source of earning and is dependent on her parental family, has a petition under Section 125 of Cr.P.C. pending at Bhiwani (where the respondent is also ex parte), the distance between the two places is stated to be 50 kilometres, and she asserts apprehension to her life at the instance of the respondent. The petition stands transferred to Bhiwani; the Hansi Family Court is to send the record to the District and Sessions Judge, Bhiwani, who shall assign it to the Family Court, Bhiwani; the parties are directed to appear before the Family Court, Bhiwani within one month.

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TA-351-2024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

Sr. No.107 TA-351-2024 Date of Decision: 10.03.2026

SANGEETA

....Applicant

Versus

RAJESH

.....Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ARCHANA PURI

Present:Mr. L.K. Yadav, Advocate for the applicant.

Respondent proceeded against ex parte vide order dated 04.12.2025.

ARCHANA PURI, J. (Oral)

Report has been received from the Mediation and Conciliation Centre. However, the case remained non-starter.

The applicant-wife has filed the present application for seeking transfer of the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act titled ‘Rajesh Vs. Sangeeta’, filed by the respondent-husband, pending in the Family Court, Camp Court, Hansi, District Hisar and she seeks transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Bhiwani.

In pursuance of notice issued, the respondent did not make appearance and as such, was proceeded against ex parte.

Counsel for the applicant heard.

At this very outset, it is submitted by the counsel for the applicant that the marriage between the parties to the lis, had taken place on 18.06.2017, but no child was born from the said wedlock. Unfortunately, the

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TA-351-2024

matrimonial dispute arose between the parties and as such, the parties are residing separate. The applicant is not having any source of earning and is dependent upon her parental family. She has filed petition under Section 125 of Cr.P.C., which is pending in the Courts at Bhiwani. However, the respondent did not make appearance in the same and as such, was proceeded against ex parte. The distance between the two places is stated to be 50 kilometres. Even, the applicant asserts about having apprehension to her life, at the instance of the respondent.

Considering the submissions aforesaid, more particularly, considering the applicant to be not having any source of earning and also, the respondent not having bothered to pursue the present transfer application, the same is allowed and the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act titled ‘Rajesh Vs. Sangeeta’, filed by the respondenthusband, stands transferred from the Family Court, Camp Court, Hansi, District Hisar, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Bhiwani. The requisite record of the aforesaid case be sent by the Family Court, Camp Court, Hansi, District Hisar, to the District and Sessions Judge, Bhiwani.

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

(ARCHANA PURI) 10.03.2026 JUDGE Preeti S. Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : Yes/No

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