Jammu, Apr 22 (PTI) The Chief Justice of the common high court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice Pankaj Mithal, on Thursday inaugurated the newly-created family court here.

The event was attended by Justice Tashi Rabstan, Justice Rajnesh Oswal, Justice Sanjay Dhar and Justice Puneet Gupta, among others.

Pertinently, the primary objective of a family court is to effect reconciliation or a settlement between the parties to a family dispute, including providing maintenance allowance to wives, children and parents, an official spokesperson said.

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