Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Section 13 HMA | Judicial Convenience Justifies Matrimonial Petition Transfer When Wife Faces Three Pending Cases & Economic Hardship : Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court transferred a Hindu Marriage Act petition to Rajpura, recognizing that the wife’s lack of income, sole custody of a 13-year-old son, and the pendency of three related cases-including a Section 498-A IPC trial-create a compelling need for consolidated litigation. This ruling reinforces that convenience is not merely geographic but structural, prioritizing the wife’s ability to access justice amid overlapping civil and criminal proceedings.