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40-A. Power to transfer petitions in certain cases.--(1) Where—(a) a petition under this Act has been presented to the District Court having jurisdiction by a party to the marriage praying for a decree for judicial separation under Sec.23 or for a decree of divorce under Sec.27, and

(b) another petition under this act has been presented thereafter by the other party to the marriage praying for decree for judicial separation under Sec.23, or for decree of divorce under Sec.27 on any ground whether in the same District Court or in a different District Court, in the same State or in a different State.

the petition shall be dealt with as specified in sub-section (2).(2) In a case where sub-section (1) applies.--

(a) if the petitions are presented to the same District Court, both the petitions shall be tried and heard together by that District Court :

(b) if the petitions are presented to different District Courts the petition presented later shall be transferred to the District Court in which the earlier petition was presented and both the petitions shall be heard and disposed of together by the District Court in which the earlier petition was presented.

(3) In a case where Cl. (b) of sub-section (2) applies, the Court or the Government, as the case may be, competent under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), to transfer any suit or proceeding from the District Court in which the later petition has been presented to the District Court in which the earlier petition is pending shall exercise its powers to transfer such later petition as if it had been empowered so to do under the said Code.

 

 

 

 

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