Duty of Family Courts to make efforts for settlement

(1) In every suit or proceeding, endeavour shall be made by a Family Court in the first instance, where it is practicable to do so consistent with the nature and circumstances of the case, to assist and persuade the parties in arriving at a settlement in respect of the subject-matter of the suit or (a) If in any suit, at any stage, it appears to a Family Court that there is a reasonable possibility of a settlement between the parties, the Family Court may adjourn the proceedings for such period as it thinks fit to 8 enable attempts to be made to effect such a (b) The power conferred by subsection (2) of this section, shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other power of a Family Court to adjourn the proceedings.