Priya Rani Vs Kuldeep Singh — Domestic Violence | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

Priya Rani Vs Kuldeep Singh — Domestic Violence | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Transfer of the respondent-husband's petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, bearing No. HMA-98-2024 ('Kuldeep Singh vs. Priya Rani'), from the Family (Camp) Court, Sardulgarh, District Mansa to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Moonak, District Sangrur; requisite record to be sent to the District and Sessions Judge, Sangrur, who shall assign the petition to the Family (Camp) Court, Moonak; parties directed to appear there within one month.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant-wife's transfer application should be allowed, i.e., whether the respondent-husband's petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, bearing No. HMA-98-2024, pending in the Family Court, Sardulgarh, District Mansa, should be transferred to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Moonak, District Sangrur.

Court's answer

In allowing the transfer, the court took into account that the distance between the two places is 100 kms and that the applicant has no source of earning.

Ratio / Principle

In view of the statement made by counsel for the respondent (no objection) and the circumstances noted, the transfer application is allowed and the respondent-husband's petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, bearing No. HMA-98-2024, stands transferred from the Family (Camp) Court, Sardulgarh, District Mansa, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Moonak, District Sangrur.

Key takeaways

The requisite record of the transferred case is to be sent by the Family (Camp) Court, Sardulgarh, District Mansa to the District and Sessions Judge, Sangrur.ratio¶20
The learned District and Sessions Judge, Sangrur shall assign the transferred petition to the Family (Camp) Court, Moonak.ratio¶21
The parties are directed to appear before the Family (Camp) Court, Moonak, within a period of one month.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab & Haryana High Court (Archana Puri, J.) allowed TA-819-2025 (O&M), the transfer application filed by the wife (Priya Rani) seeking transfer of her husband Kuldeep Singh's petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, bearing No. HMA-98-2024, titled 'Kuldeep Singh vs. Priya Rani', from the Family (Camp) Court, Sardulgarh, District Mansa to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Moonak, District Sangrur. The transfer was allowed in view of the statement of counsel for the respondent that he had no objection and did not wish to file a reply, and considering that two other cases arising out of the estranged marriage were already pending in the Courts at Moonak, that the respondent had been proceeded against ex-parte in the complaint under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 while pursuing a petition under Section 144 of the BNSS, that the distance between the two places is 100 kms, and that the applicant has no source of earning. Directions issued: the requisite record to be sent by the Family (Camp) Court, Sardulgarh to the District and Sessions Judge, Sangrur, who shall assign the petition to the Family (Camp) Court, Moonak; parties directed to appear before the Family (Camp) Court, Moonak within one month.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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TA-819-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: February 10, 2026

Priya Rani

...Applicant

Versus

Kuldeep Singh

...Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ARCHANA PURI

Present: Mr.Arpinder Singh Sidhu, Advocate for the applicant.

Mr.Nirbhay Garg, Advocate for the respondent.

ARCHANA PURI, J.

Applicant-wife has filed the present application for seeking transfer of the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, filed by respondent-husband, bearing No.HMA-98-2024, titled ‘ Kuldeep Singh vs. Priya Rani ’, pending in the Family Court, Sardulgarh, District Mansa and she seeks transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Moonak, District Sangrur.

In pursuance of the notice issued, the respondent made appearance through counsel.

At this stage, counsel for the respondent submits that he does not want to file reply and also, that the respondent has no objection, if the transfer application is accepted.

VINEET GULATI 2026.02.12 08:42 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

TA-819-2025

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In view of the statement so made and also considering the contents of the transfer application, which reveals about two other cases, arising out from the estranged marriage, to be already pending in the Courts at Moonak, District Sangrur and the respondent has been proceeded against ex-parte, in the complaint under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, whereas, he is pursuing the petition under Section 144 of the BNSS and further, considering the distance between the two places, to be 100 kms. and the applicant having no source of earning, and more particularly, in view of the statement made by counsel for the respondent, the transfer application, as such, is hereby allowed and the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, filed by respondenthusband, bearing No.HMA-98-2024, titled ‘ Kuldeep Singh vs. Priya Rani ’, stands transferred from the Family (Camp) Court, Sardulgarh, District Mansa, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Moonak, District Sangrur. The requisite record of the aforesaid case be sent by the Family (Camp) Court, Sardulgarh, District Mansa to the District and Sessions Judge, Sangrur.

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

February 10, 2026 (ARCHANA PURI) Vgulati JUDGE

Whether speaking/reasoned Yes Whether reportable Yes/No

VINEET GULATI 2026.02.12 08:42 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh