[Section 25 CPC] 'First Past The Post' Principle Cannot Be Applied While Deciding A Transfer Petition: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that the "First past the post" principle cannot be applied while considering a petition for transfer under Section 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Justice Aniruddha Bose observed that such petitions are to be decided on consideration of the ends of justice. The Court was considering a petition seeking transfer of a suit for partition and certain...