Law: Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)

Section: 24

Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)--- ---- S.24 --- Transfer of suits --- Evidence on record had fully established that suits sought to be transferred were got instituted against petitioner at different places by father of his son-in-law with a view to causing him harassment, unnecessary bother and expense due to strained relationship between petitioner and his son-in-law who had divorced his daughter --- Suit for recovery of amount filed by daughter of petitioner against her husband/son-in-law of petitioner had been decreed and had attained finality --- Application for transfer of suits Filed against petitioner at different places was accepted and suits were transferred in Court at place where petitioner was presently residing. Muhammad Ishaque Khokhar for Applicant. Mirza Khalid Shafique Beg for Respondent. Date of hearing: 27th February, 1991. JUDGMENT This judgment shall dispose of the instant transfer application, namely, T.A. No.556-C of 1990 as well as Transfer Applications Nos. 557-C and 558-C of 1990. These transfer applications have been made for the transfer of the three suits brought against the petitioner, Muhammad Riaz Chughtai, by Sur. Allah Bachaya, Zia Alain and Muhammad Aslam at Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Faisalabad respectively, for recovery of different sums of money. The petitioner's plea is that the petitioner's daughter, Mst. Humaira Chughtai married Haroon Rashid son of Mushtaq Ahmad. Their marriage has come to an end. There is also a decree for recovery of Rs.1,36,000 in favour of Mst. Humaira Chughtai and against Haroon Rashid and the same has since attained finality. According to the petitioner, the said Mushtaq Ahmad got the above suits instituted by three persons with   a view to troubling the petitioner. The plaintiffs in the said suits are said to be the customers of Mushtaq Ahmad who is running a hardware shop. Earlier, applications for the transfer of the said suits, riled by the petitioner, were dismissed by me on 29th May, 1990. Thereafter, the applications, mentioned at the outset, were made by him stating new grounds for transfer of the suits. One of the pleas raised by learned counsel for the petitioner is that…