In Brief
A wife filed a transfer petition in the Supreme Court seeking to move a matrimonial annulment case from Haryana to Madhya Pradesh. The Court referred the parties to mediation, and they successfully settled their disputes. Although they initially sought annulment, they later agreed to seek divorce by mutual consent. The Court granted the divorce, waived the mandatory waiting period under the Special Marriage Act, released the settled amount (Rs. 17 lakhs) from the registry, and disposed of the original case with directions for implementing the settlement terms, demonstrating the Court's preference for amicable resolution of family disputes.
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