In Brief
This case involves a transfer petition filed by a wife seeking to move a divorce petition from the Family Court at Varanasi to the Family Court at Muzaffarpur. The parties had been directed to mediation before the Supreme Court Mediation Centre, which reported they could not reach a settlement. The Court granted the transfer, finding it justified by the circumstances and in the interests of justice and convenience of the parties. The transferee court was directed to decide the case expeditiously within one year and to arrange hearing dates for the parties' convenience.
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