In Brief
The Supreme Court granted a transfer petition by the wife-petitioner seeking to shift her husband's divorce petition from the Family Court, Varanasi to the Family Court, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The petitioner had sought mediation, which proved unsuccessful. The Court found the transfer justified based on the circumstances and directed the transferee court to hear the case expeditiously, accommodating the parties' convenience, and to decide it within one year. The transfer petition was allowed.
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