In Brief
In this transfer petition, the Supreme Court ordered the transfer of two related maintenance petitions filed under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 from separate courts to the same Family Court in Kolkata. One petition was pending before a Chief Judicial Magistrate at Barasat, and another before a Family Court in Bangalore. The Court consolidated both cases at the Principal Judge's Family Court for joint hearing, directed priority disposal due to the parties' young age, and suggested considering mediation. The transfer petition was allowed with instructions for expeditious disposal."
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