IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL ) NO. 3101 OF 202 4 PRATICHI DEEPAK PRADHAN @ ... PETITIONER(S)

(MISS PRATICHI PRAVAT SAMAL)

Versus DEEPAK RANJAN PRADHAN ... RESPONDENT(S)

O R D E R

Having considered the facts and circumstances of this matter and the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, the Transfer Petition is allowed. 2. Accordingly, the Petition A No. 362 of 2024 titled ‘Mr. Deepak Ranjan Pradhan Vs Mrs. Pratichi Deepak Pradhan (@Miss.Pratichi Pravat Samal)’, pending before the Family Court at Pune, Maharashtra, be transferred to the Family Court at Bhadrak, Odisha.

3. Records of the case should immediately be transferred to the transferee court.

4. The parties may explore the possibility of a settlement through Mediation. The transferee court would Signature Not Verifieod btain the desire and wishes of the parties and proceed Digitally signed by SONIA BHASIN Date: 2025.05.14

1 R0 e: a3 s8 o:2 n0 : IST accordingly in this regard.

5. The parties are also at liberty initially to appear through virtual mode. If such request is made, the concerned court may favourably consider the same and thereafter, if need be, the parties can be asked to appear through physical mode.

6. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

……………………………………………. .J.

[VIKRAM NATH]

……………………………………………. .J.

[SANDEEP MEHTA]

NEW DELHI;

MAY 13, 2025.

ITEM NO.1 COURT NO.5 SECTION IX S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Transfer Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 3101/2024 PRATICHI DEEPAK PRADHAN @ (MISS PRATICHI PRAVAT SAMAL)Petitioner(s)

VERSUS DEEPAK RANJAN PRADHAN Respondent(s)

IA No. 265935/2024 - EX-PARTE STAY Date : 13-05-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA For Petitioner(s) :

Mr. Shakti Kanta Pattanaik, AOR Mr. K. Sita Rama Rao, Adv.

Mr. Maibam N. Singh, Adv.

For Respondent(s) :

Mr. Amit Bardhan Mohanty, Adv.

Mr. Ujjwal Bhardwaj, Adv.

Mr. Vishal Arun Mishra, AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

The transfer petition is allowed in terms of the signed order.

Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

(SONIA BHASIN) (RANJANA SHAILEY)

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR-CUM-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR [Signed order is placed on the file]