HINDU MARRIAGE ACT 1956

SEC.21 CLEARLY STATES THAT THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE IS APPLICABLE TO THE PROCEEDINGS UNDER THIS ACT AND SES.21A POWER OF TRANSFER OF PETITIONS IN CERTAIN CASES, WHERE THERE ARE TWO PETITIONS UNDER SEC.10 OR SEC.13 PENDING IN TWO DIFFERENT COURTS EACH FILED BY EACH SPOUSE. THEN THE COURT WHEN BOTH ARE IN THE SAME COURT HEARD TOGETHER OR WHEN BOTH ARE IN THE SAME DISTRICT OR STATE , THE LATER PETITION SHALL BE TRANSFERED TO THE COURT OF EARLIER PETITION AND ALSO TRANSFER THE SAME UNDER CPC ALSO.