P&H: Transfers Husband’s Divorce Case to Tosham, Citing Wife’s Infant Child and Travel Hardship
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has transferred a husband’s divorce petition from Fatehabad to Tosham, where his wife lives. Justice Mandeep Pannu allowed the wife’s transfer petition, noting the distance she would otherwise have to travel and her responsibility for a nine-month-old child.
The wife sought the transfer under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Her counsel said Fatehabad is about 93 kilometres from her home in Tosham, and repeated journeys to attend hearings would cause hardship. She was also said to have no independent income and to receive no maintenance from her husband.
Her counsel further...
