P&H: Transfers Husband’s Divorce Case to Jalandhar, Citing Wife’s Hardship

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 14 Oct 2026
Headnotes

Civil Procedure Code, 1908, S.24, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13 — Transfer of matrimonial proceedings — Applicant residing at Jalandhar, proceedings pending at Kharar approximately 140 kilometres away, financial constraints and responsibility for her 15-year-old daughter — Allegation that applicant has threatened to implicate him...


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P&H: Transfers Husband’s Divorce Case to Jalandhar, Citing Wife’s Hardship

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has transferred a husband’s divorce case from Kharar to Jalandhar after finding that requiring his wife to travel for hearings would cause considerable hardship. Justice Mandeep Pannu allowed the wife’s petition under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

The wife told the Court that she lives in Jalandhar, while the matrimonial proceedings were pending in Kharar, about 140 kilometres away. She said her parents had passed away, she was responsible for caring for their 15-year-old daughter, and she lacked sufficient financial means to meet the cost of repeated travel. She also pointed...

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