In Brief
Pallabi Rai sought to consolidate two maintenance cases (under CrPC Section 125) pending in different courts—one before the Chief Judicial Magistrate at Barasat and another before the Family Court in Bangalore. The respondent consented to the transfer. The Supreme Court allowed the petition, transferring both cases to the Principal Judge of the Family Court at Kolkata for consolidated hearing. The Court directed expeditious disposal with priority, and suggested the parties consider mediation given the parties' young age and the family dispute's nature.
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