AMANDEEP GOYAL Vs. YOGESH RANI

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Appeal (Civil), 8380 of 2016, Judgment Date: Aug 29, 2016

                                                              NON-REPORTABLE

                        IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
                        CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                      CIVIL APPEAL  NO(S). 8380 OF 2016
                    (ARISING OUT OF SLP(C) NO.15945/2015)


      AMANDEEP GOYAL                                    APPELLANT(S)

                            VERSUS

      YOGESH RANI                                       RESPONDENT(S)

                               J U D G M E N T

        ANIL R. DAVE, J.

1.    Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
2.    Leave granted.
3.    The appellant-huaband has filed the present appeal by way  of  special
leave against the order dated 6.4.2015 passed in T.A. No.496 of 2013 by  the
High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh,  in and by  which  the  High
Court transferred the Divorce Petition from Sangrur to Bathinda.
4.    Looking at the peculiar facts of the case, more particularly when  the
husband is taking care of the child who is nine years old and  is  suffering
from malignant disease, in our opinion, the High Court should have used  its
discretion in favour of the petitioner-husband.  We,  therefore,  set  aside
the impugned order.
5.    The case bearing Regn. No. DMC/314/2015 (Filing  No.1256/2015)  titled
Amandeep Goyal v. Yogesh Rani be transferred from the  Court  of  Additional
District Judge, Bathinda, Punjab to the Court of District & Sessions  Judge,
Sangrur, who may hear the case himself/herself or assign  the  same  to  any
other court of competent jurisdiction.
6.    The appeal is disposed of as allowed with no order as to costs.

                                                   .......................J.
                                                         [ANIL R. DAVE]


                                                   .......................J.
                                                     [L. NAGESWARA RAO]
      NEW DELHI;
      AUGUST 29, 2016.