Rajni Vs Balpreet Jhansal — Matrimonial and Divorce | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

Rajni Vs Balpreet Jhansal — Matrimonial and Divorce | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, HMA/270/2025 ('Balpreet Jhansal Vs. Rajnni @ Meenu'), filed by the respondent-husband, transferred from the Family Court, Barnala to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Ferozepur; its requisite record to be sent to the District and Sessions Judge, Ferozepur for assignment to the Family Court, Ferozepur; parties directed to appear before the Family Court, Ferozepur within one month.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA/270/2025, 'Balpreet Jhansal Vs. Rajnni @ Meenu') filed by the respondent-husband and pending in the Family Court, Barnala, should be transferred to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Ferozepur.

Court's answer

The transfer application is allowed: the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA/270/2025, 'Balpreet Jhansal Vs. Rajnni @ Meenu') filed by the respondent-husband stands transferred from the Family Court, Barnala to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Ferozepur, considering that the son born of the estranged marriage is in the applicant's care and custody, the applicant has no source of earning, another case arising from the broken marriage is already pending in the Courts at Ferozepur and is pursued by the respondent, and the respondent did not come forward to resist the application.

Ratio / Principle

The requisite record of the transferred case is to be sent by the Family Court, Barnala to the District and Sessions Judge, Ferozepur.

Key takeaways

The learned District and Sessions Judge, Ferozepur shall assign the said petition to the Family Court, Ferozepur, and the parties are directed to appear before the Family Court, Ferozepur within a period of one month.ratio¶28

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab & Haryana High Court (Justice Archana Puri, oral), TA-866-2025, decided 06.02.2026 - Allowed the applicant-wife's (RAJNI) transfer application and ordered transfer of the respondent-husband's (BALPREET JHANSAL) petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, HMA/270/2025, titled 'Balpreet Jhansal Vs. Rajnni @ Meenu', from the Family Court, Barnala to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Ferozepur. Grounds: the son born of the marriage solemnised on 03.02.2019 (born 05.11.2019) is in the applicant's care and custody; she has no source of earning and, with the son, depends on her aged parents; a divorce petition filed at her instance is already pending in the Courts at Ferozepur and is pursued by the respondent; the distance between the two places is about 125 kms; and the respondent, who did not appear despite service, was proceeded against ex parte and did not come forward to resist the application. Directions: requisite record to be sent by the Family Court, Barnala to the District and Sessions Judge, Ferozepur, who shall assign the petition to the Family Court, Ferozepur; parties directed to appear before the Family Court, Ferozepur within one month.

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TA-866-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

Sr. No.204

TA-866-2025 Date of Decision: 06.02.2026

RAJNI

....Applicant

Versus

BALPREET JHANSAL

.....Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ARCHANA PURI

Present:Mr. Surendera Pant, Advocate for Ms. Rakhi Sharma, Advocate for the applicant.

None for the respondent.

ARCHANA PURI, J. (Oral)

As per the observations made in the order dated 08.12.2025, despite service, the respondent did not make appearance on that date. Even today, he has not made appearance. 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 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act i.e.

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respondent-husband, pending in the Family Court, Barnala and she seeks transfer of the same to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Ferozepur.

It is submitted by the counsel for the applicant that the marriage between the parties to the lis, had taken place on 03.02.2019. One son was born from the said wedlock on 05.11.2019 and he is in the care and custody of the applicant. On account of the matrimonial dispute, the parties are residing separate. The applicant has no source of earning and she, together with her son, is dependent upon her aged parents. The distance between the two places is stated to be about 125 kms. Even, there is divorce petition, filed at the instance of the applicant, which is pending in the Courts at Ferozepur and the same is pursued by the respondent.

In view of the aforesaid fact situation, more particularly, considering the fact of one son born from the estranged marriage, to be in the care and custody of the applicant, while she herself is not having any source of earning, the fact of other case, arising from this broken marriage, already pending in the Courts at Ferozepur, which is being pursued by the respondent and above it, considering the fact about the respondent having not come forward to resist the application, the transfer application is allowed and the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act i.e. HMA/270/2025, titled ‘Balpreet Jhansal Vs. Rajnni @ Meenu’, filed by the respondent-husband, stands transferred from the Family Court, Barnala, to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Ferozepur. The requisite record of the aforesaid case be sent by the Family Court, Barnala, to the District and Sessions Judge, Ferozepur.

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

(ARCHANA PURI) 06.02.2026 JUDGE Himanshu Vats Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : Yes/No

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