P&H: Transfers Husband’s Divorce Petition to Rohtak, Citing Pending Connected Cases and Wife’s Convenience
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has transferred a husband’s divorce petition from the Family Court, Gurugram to Rohtak, noting that several connected matrimonial and child-custody related proceedings were already pending at Rohtak.
The case was filed by Ankita, the wife, who sought transfer of her husband Ashutosh Dhar’s petition under Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. She told the court that she was living at her parental home in Rohtak with the couple’s minor daughter and that it would be difficult for her to attend proceedings in Gurugram while also managing her child and work...
