SHASHI KUMARI v. BHUPESH CHANDRA

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties; seeing the

averments made in the transfer petition; and in the interest of

justice, we allow the transfer petition.

Accordingly, RCR No. 21/2024, titled “Bhupendra Chandra vs.

Kumari Shashi @ Rashi Kumari”, pending before the learned Principal

Judge, Family Court, Saran at Chapra, Bihar, is directed to be

transferred to the Court of the learned Presiding Officer, Family

Court, Tis Hazari District Courts, District Central Delhi, Delhi,

who may hear the case himself/herself or assign it to a court of

competent jurisdiction.

Records of the case would be immediately transferred to the

transferee court.

To cut short the delay, parties are directed to appear before

the transferee court on 22.01.2025. On the said date and

thereafter, the parties may appear in person or through their

authorized representatives or through video-conferencing, if the

said facility is available in the transferee court. In case there

is non-appearance on behalf of any party on the date fixed by this

Court, notice would be issued by the transferee court to the

defaulting party.

The parties may explore the possibility of settlement through

mediation. The transferee court may obtain the desires and wis...