P&H: Transfer Petition: Declines Wife’s Plea To Transfer Husband’s Suit; Notes Husband Has Custody Of Two Minors
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to transfer from Hisar to Gurugram a matrimonial suit filed by a husband seeking dissolution of Nikah under Mohammedan Law.
The wife sought transfer citing the 185 km distance between Hisar and Gurugram, her inability to travel without support from her father and brother, and the pendency of related proceedings in Gurugram — a Section 125 CrPC case, a domestic violence complaint, and an FIR.
Appearing in person, the husband opposed the plea, stating that the couple’s two minor children, aged 11 and 8, were in his sole care and custody at...