In Brief
The Supreme Court disposed of two connected transfer petitions seeking to transfer matrimonial cases between Family Courts in Gujarat and Chhattisgarh. The parties, referred to the Supreme Court Mediation Centre, reached an amicable settlement providing for mutual consent divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The husband agreed to pay ₹28 lakhs and other consideration to the wife. The Court exercised Article 142 powers to grant immediate divorce, dispensing with the usual six-month waiting period since the parties had settled and were living separately with no prospect of reconciliation."
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