SANDEEP KAUR vs MALKIT SINGH

TA-269-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 211 TA-269-2026 Date of Decision: 14.05.2026 Sandeep Kaur .…Petitioner Versus Malkit Kaur .... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present: - Mr. Saurabh Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioner. NIDHI GUPTA, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in this petition filed by the petitioner-wife is for transfer of the petition filed by respondent-husband under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) bearing No. HMA/7/ 2025 (Annexure P-2) titled as ‘Malkit Singh vs. Sandeep Kaur’ pending adjudication before the learned Family Court, Sunam, Sessions Division, Sangrur to a Court of competent jurisdiction at Nabha, Sessions Division, Patiala. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, submits that :- i) The parties were married on 12.06.2023 according to Sikh Rites and Ceremonies by way of Anand Karaj. ii) No child was born out of the said wedlock. iii) Due to matrimonial discord the parties are residing separately since 04.06.2024. iv) The petitioner has no independent source of income whereas; on the other hand, respondent is owner of 35 bighas of agricultural land and is selling milk and earni