'CWC Acted Beyond The Scope Of Juvenile Justice Act': Madras High Court Returns The Custody Of Child To Adoptive Mother
3 years ago

'CWC Acted Beyond The Scope Of Juvenile Justice Act': Madras High Court Returns The Custody Of Child To Adoptive Mother

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Madras High Court has recently set aside an order of the Child Welfare Committee to lodge a child in one of the reception homes in a custody battle between the adoptive mother and the biological mother. A Division Bench of Justice P.N Prakash and Justice R. Hemalatha was hearing two habeas corpus petitions filed by the biological mother and the adoptive mother respectively, both of whom are sisters-in-law. Around the same time the habeas corpus petitions were being scrutinised by the High Court Registry, the adoptive mother also filed a habeas corpus petition before Supreme Court for the child's custody. Putting the matter to rest, the court set aside the CWC order on facts and handed over the child's custody to the adoptive mother.

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Custody Orders Must Be Respected Unless Challenged And Modified By Higher Court: Jharkhand HC Directs Mother To Handover Son To Father
1 week, 3 days ago

Custody Orders Must Be Respected Unless Challenged And Modified By Higher Court: Jharkhand HC Directs Mother To Handover Son To Father

Live Law  

Highlighting that a custody order, unless challenged or modified by a higher court, must be respected, the Jharkhand High Court upheld a family court's order granting custody of a minor boy to his father. The above ruling came in a writ petition filed by the father seeking recovery of his son claiming that his wife took away their child despite …

Bench sets aside order on adoption of children in Telangana
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Bench sets aside order on adoption of children in Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court has set aside a single judge’s order in a batch of writ petitions concerning the custody and adoption of minor children under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. A bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J Sreenivas Rao emphasised that the statutory provisions under Sections 36, 37, and 38 of the 2015 Act — …

Telangana HC Directs CWC to Decide on Kids’ Custody
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Telangana HC Directs CWC to Decide on Kids’ Custody

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court directed the child welfare committee to issue orders expeditiously to decide who has to take care of the 15 children placed in its custody — the biological parents or those who adopted the infants. The court also directed the authorities to decide on the applications filed by adoptive parents seeking adoption of the children within …

Bombay High Court asks Maharashtra child welfare panel to decide custody of teen sex trafficking survivor
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bombay High Court asks Maharashtra child welfare panel to decide custody of teen sex trafficking survivor

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Child Welfare Committee to decide the custody of a 15-year-old girl who was rescued from a prostitution ring. The Rescue Foundation argued that the father was complicit in forcing the girl into prostitution and alleged that the sessions court’s order was illegal, as it overstepped the jurisdiction of the Child Welfare Committee. …

No 'Illegal' Detention: Gujarat High Court Rejects Pakistani Father's Plea For Custody Of Minor Son Brought To India By Mother
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No 'Illegal' Detention: Gujarat High Court Rejects Pakistani Father's Plea For Custody Of Minor Son Brought To India By Mother

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has rejected a plea filed by a Pakistani man seeking custody of his 4-year-old son, who allegedly was brought to India by his mother. In its judgement, a division bench comprising Justices Sangeeta K Vishen and Sanjeev J Thaker observed, “The minor Azlaan aged 4 years, is in the custody of his mother and hence, it …

Rajasthan High Court Grants Custody Of 2-Yr-Old Child To Widow Who Was Accused Of Abetting Husband's Suicide By In-Laws
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajasthan High Court Grants Custody Of 2-Yr-Old Child To Widow Who Was Accused Of Abetting Husband's Suicide By In-Laws

Live Law  

Rajasthan High Court allowed a habeas corpus petition filed in relation to a 2-year-old by a widowed mother, accused of abetting the suicide of her husband by in-laws. The division bench of Justice Inderjeet Singh and Justice Bhuwan Goyal ruled that mother being the natural guardian and in sound financial position as opposed to the respondent-grandparents was entitled to the …

Madras HC Quashes POCSO Case Against Woman Who Alleged Mother & Sister Illegaly Retained Her Daughter's Custody, Orders Child To Be Returned
4 months ago

Madras HC Quashes POCSO Case Against Woman Who Alleged Mother & Sister Illegaly Retained Her Daughter's Custody, Orders Child To Be Returned

Live Law  

In an unusual order, the Madras High Court has invoked its extraordinary jurisdiction in a habeas corpus case, to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against a woman under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. After granting custody to the woman, the court went a step further and examined the POCSO proceedings initiated against her on the complaint of …

Andhra Pradesh HC Grants Custody Of 4-Yr-Old To Father, Permits Him To Take Child Back To US Due To Health Issues, Inability To Adjust To India
5 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh HC Grants Custody Of 4-Yr-Old To Father, Permits Him To Take Child Back To US Due To Health Issues, Inability To Adjust To India

Live Law  

In a significant ruling on international child custody, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted custody of a four-year-old child to his father, allowing the child to return to the United States instead of staying back in India with his natural guardian/mother. Above all, in cases of dislocation of minors from a foreign country to India, the judgments are in …

Biological Mother's Marital Status Cannot Be Determining Factor in Adoption of Child: Madras High Court
6 months ago

Biological Mother's Marital Status Cannot Be Determining Factor in Adoption of Child: Madras High Court

News 18  

The Madras High Court recently observed that the marital status of a Hindu woman cannot be the determining factor in deciding the adoption of her biological child. However, the registering authority refused registration because the child’s biological mother had attained majority and remained unmarried at the time of adoption and therefore, there was a lack of consent from the child’s …

CWC returns child to unwed mother’s custody after she revoked surrender deed
6 months, 3 weeks ago

CWC returns child to unwed mother’s custody after she revoked surrender deed

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Child Welfare Committee in Matunga informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that it has returned the custody of a two-month-old baby to her unwed mother, following a dispute over a surrender deed for adoption. The court had previously directed the CWC to resolve the matter after a 23-year-old unwed mother petitioned it to nullify the deed and …

SC orders immediate release of 25-year-old woman detained by her parents
11 months, 1 week ago

SC orders immediate release of 25-year-old woman detained by her parents

Hindustan Times  

Even a single day is one day too many when liberty of a person is involved, the Supreme Court held on Wednesday as it ordered immediate release of a 25-year-old woman illegally detained by her parents to stop her from being with a man of her choice and pursue a career in Dubai. On January 3, the Supreme Court bench …

Mother Entitled To Custody Of Male Child Until He Completes Age Of 7 Years As Per Muslim Law: Allahabad High Court
1 year ago

Mother Entitled To Custody Of Male Child Until He Completes Age Of 7 Years As Per Muslim Law: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has observed that according to the Mohammedan Law, a mother is entitled to custody of a male child until he completes the age of 7 years.The bench of Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar observed thus while allowing a habeas corpus filed by the mother of the detenue-Takbeer Khan, aged about 3 years and 7 months. The Allahabad …

Child welfare committee expected to show sensitivity, not conduct proceedings in business-like manner: Delhi HC
1 year, 1 month ago

Child welfare committee expected to show sensitivity, not conduct proceedings in business-like manner: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

The court's observations came while dealing with a POCSO case in which the child born to a woman, who knew only Urdu, was surrendered and later given for adoption. "In these circumstances, it was even more critical that the entire proceedings should have been explained to the victim herein as well as her guardian in their vernacular language or the …

SC Allows Interim Custody Of Minor Children To Maternal Grandparents, Upholds Welfare Of Minor Is The Only Paramount Consideration
1 year, 1 month ago

SC Allows Interim Custody Of Minor Children To Maternal Grandparents, Upholds Welfare Of Minor Is The Only Paramount Consideration

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has recently addressed the custody of two minor children in a Special Leave to Appeal. While granting the custody of the children to the maternal grandparents, a bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal observed “the issue of custody of minor children cannot be decided on the basis of rights claimed by the rival …

Bombay High Court grants custody of child to father arrested for 'rape' of mother
1 year, 3 months ago

Bombay High Court grants custody of child to father arrested for 'rape' of mother

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted the custody of a child to its biological father who was arrested on rape charges made by the mother. The bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Gauri Godse were hearing the father's plea against a decision made by the Maharashtra Child Welfare Committee to put the child up for adoption. In his plea, …

Medical Intervention Alone Insufficient To Protect Autistic Child's Best Interest: Mother Moves Habeas Corpus Plea In Kerala HC Against Husband
1 year, 3 months ago

Medical Intervention Alone Insufficient To Protect Autistic Child's Best Interest: Mother Moves Habeas Corpus Plea In Kerala HC Against Husband

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court is set to hear a habeas corpus plea filed by a mother seeking to be united with her 21 years old Autistic child who is presently in UAE under the custody of the father. “ The writ petitions proceed on two contentions that the medical intervention alone would not be sufficient to protect the welfare of …

Mother who surrendered child tells High Court not to give custody to 'rapist' father
1 year, 4 months ago

Mother who surrendered child tells High Court not to give custody to 'rapist' father

India Today  

In a surprising turn of events during the ongoing child custody court hearing, the mother of the child, who had surrendered the child for adoption through the state Child Welfare Committee, approached the Bombay High Court. READ | Bombay High Court gives child welfare panel 48 hrs to hand over custody of child to father Agnes also argued that the …

Bombay High Court gives child welfare panel 48 hrs to hand over custody of child to father
1 year, 4 months ago

Bombay High Court gives child welfare panel 48 hrs to hand over custody of child to father

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has lashed out at the Child Welfare Committee of Maharashtra for putting up a child for adoption while the child's father was seeking his custody. The high court bench directed the CWC to get its act right in 48 hours, or else the court would pass an order. READ | Dramatic scenes outside Bombay High Court …

Interfaith Marriage: Gujarat High Court Rejects Mother's Plea For Custody Of Adult Daughter, Says Not Abducted Or Confined Illegally
1 year, 5 months ago

Interfaith Marriage: Gujarat High Court Rejects Mother's Plea For Custody Of Adult Daughter, Says Not Abducted Or Confined Illegally

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a habeas corpus plea of a woman seeking custody of her adult daughter, who is said to have willingly entered into a marriage with a Muslim man. "All the documents produced by the petitioner herself is clear to establish that she is major and entered into a marriage, of course with a person of her …

Supreme Court Stays HC Direction Allowing Father To Take Custody Of Minor Girl From 'Adoptive' Parents
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Stays HC Direction Allowing Father To Take Custody Of Minor Girl From 'Adoptive' Parents

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the order of Orissa High Court to the extent it directed restoration of custody of a minor girl child to her father. “There shall be an interim stay of the direction of the High Court directing the petitioners herein to handover custody of the minor child.to respondent No.2 until further orders.” A vacation Bench …

Mother Fails To Handover Child's Custody To Father Despite Judicial Order, Karnataka High Court Requires Her Employer To Hold Back Pay
1 year, 6 months ago

Mother Fails To Handover Child's Custody To Father Despite Judicial Order, Karnataka High Court Requires Her Employer To Hold Back Pay

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Police to contact the employer of a woman who failed to handover custody of her minor child to her husband despite a judicial order, and ask the employer to hold back her pay. Court said not handing over custody of the minor child to father by the wife, even after orders are …

Discrimination between biological & adoptive mothers: SC agrees to examine the law
1 year, 7 months ago

Discrimination between biological & adoptive mothers: SC agrees to examine the law

India Today  

For Karnataka-based Hamsaanandini Nanduri, an adoptive mother since 2017, bringing up her two young children was an uphill task because of the discriminatory provisions under the Maternity Benefit Act. WHAT DOES THE ACT SAY The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, as of date, grants maternity leave of 12 weeks only for adoptive mothers who have adopted a child that is less …

Biological parents of child given for adoption file habeas corpus plea in Bombay HC
1 year, 7 months ago

Biological parents of child given for adoption file habeas corpus plea in Bombay HC

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has granted five weeks' time to a Mumbai couple to get a stay from another bench of the high court on an order of the Mumbai Civil court, which had directed them to return their adopted child to its biological parents. The bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Sharmila Deshmukh were hearing a habeas corpus …

Punjab & Haryana HC Allows 9-Yr-Old To Stay With Maternal Grandmother After Mother Fails To Save Her From Sexual Abuse By Step Father
1 year, 8 months ago

Punjab & Haryana HC Allows 9-Yr-Old To Stay With Maternal Grandmother After Mother Fails To Save Her From Sexual Abuse By Step Father

Live Law  

Ruling that if the custody of either of the parents does not promote the child's welfare, it can be handed over to a third person, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to hand over a 9-year-old girl to her mother, while allowing the maternal grandmother to retain her custody. Lastly, the petitioner contended that there existed a grave …

Division Bench’s Directions Contrary To Principles Laid Down By Supreme Court: Madras High Court Single Judge On Custody Battle For US-Born Twins
1 year, 10 months ago

Division Bench’s Directions Contrary To Principles Laid Down By Supreme Court: Madras High Court Single Judge On Custody Battle For US-Born Twins

Live Law  

Nearly a month after a division bench of Madras High Court directed a woman to hand over her twin sons to their father in the US, a single judge of the high court said the 15-year-old twins are not "mere minors" but "matured minors" who cannot be treated as properties to be handed over to a person "with whom the …

Habeas Corpus Petition Maintainable In Child Custody Matters When Detention of Minor By Other Parent Is Proved Illegal: Gujarat High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Habeas Corpus Petition Maintainable In Child Custody Matters When Detention of Minor By Other Parent Is Proved Illegal: Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court, while dealing with a plea filed by the mother of a minor child, recently held that the habeas corpus petition is maintainable even in matters of child custody, provided that detention of the minor child by the other parent or others is proved to be illegal and without any authority of law.The court made the observation …

Gujarat High Court Refuses Custody Of 2-Yr-Old To Mother Citing Voluntary Desertion, Child's Attachment To Father, Her Busy Work Schedule
2 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat High Court Refuses Custody Of 2-Yr-Old To Mother Citing Voluntary Desertion, Child's Attachment To Father, Her Busy Work Schedule

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has recently declined custody of a minor son to his mother on the ground that her work schedule did not permit her to take care of the child as compared to the work schedule of the father. Further, Justice Umesh Trivedi, while applying the principle of paramount interest of child, opined that the Appellant-mother had a …

Gujarat High Court Allows 'Habeas Corpus' Petition By Younger Son Seeking Parents' Custody From Elder Brother
2 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat High Court Allows 'Habeas Corpus' Petition By Younger Son Seeking Parents' Custody From Elder Brother

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has handed over the custody of an old and ailing couple to their younger son in a habeas corpus petition filed by the latter alleging mis-treatment and illegal detention of his parents by his elder brother, the Respondent. A division bench of Justices Vipul Pancholi and Sandeep Bhatt expressed shock at the Respondent's conduct in chambers, …

Mother being natural guardian can decide child's surname, says Supreme Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Mother being natural guardian can decide child's surname, says Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a mother who remarries after the death of her biological father can choose the surname of her child and include it in her new family. The bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Krishna Murari overturned an Andhra Pradesh High Court decision ordering a mother to change her child's surname and refer to her …

Child Adopted By A Widow Not Entitled To Inherit Her Deceased Husband's Property: Bombay High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Child Adopted By A Widow Not Entitled To Inherit Her Deceased Husband's Property: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High court on Thursday answered the question of whether the principle of relation back is applicable in case of a son adopted post the demise of the husband of the adopting lady in the negative. A single judge Justice Shrikant D. Kulkarni observed, "an adopted son may have rights in future in the property which the family may …

Can't Suddenly Hand Over Adopted Child To Biological Parents, May Affect His Psychology: MP High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Plea For Custody
2 years, 9 months ago

Can't Suddenly Hand Over Adopted Child To Biological Parents, May Affect His Psychology: MP High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Plea For Custody

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently refused to interfere in a matter related to custody of a child, holding that an adopted child cannot be handed over to his biological parents without enquiring whether the child has any knowledge of his parentage. Placing reliance on the decision of the Apex Court in Tejaswini Guad v. Shekar Jagdish Prasad …

Gujarat High Court Grants Joint Custody Of Differently Abled Corpus To His Father & Major Daughter
2 years, 10 months ago

Gujarat High Court Grants Joint Custody Of Differently Abled Corpus To His Father & Major Daughter

Live Law  

In a peculiar case, where the corpus lost his memory up to 95% and his wife died by committing suicide, the Gujarat High Court has permitted the corpus' major daughter and his father to share joint custody of the corpus.The Bench comprising Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Mauna Bhatt further directed that once the second daughter of the corpus becomes …

Can't Examine Validity Of Order Passed By Child Welfare Committee Under JJ Act In Writ Of Habeas Corpus: Rajasthan High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Can't Examine Validity Of Order Passed By Child Welfare Committee Under JJ Act In Writ Of Habeas Corpus: Rajasthan High Court

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that validity of an order passed by the Child Welfare Committee under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 cannot be examined in a writ of habeas corpus. "It is trite to state that validity of an order passed by the Child Welfare Committee under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 cannot be examined in a writ …

Family Court With Territorial Jurisdiction Is The Competent Authority To Give A Child In Adoption : Kerala High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Family Court With Territorial Jurisdiction Is The Competent Authority To Give A Child In Adoption : Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has recently laid down that the Family Court with the respective territorial jurisdiction is empowered to give a child in adoption.After perusing the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015, the 2014 Rules framed thereunder and the Adoption Regulations 2017, Justice M.R. The Kerala High Court has recently laid down that the Family Court with the …

Stepmothers May Not Show Same Affection for Kids as Biological Mothers, Says K'taka HC in Custody Battle
2 years, 11 months ago

Stepmothers May Not Show Same Affection for Kids as Biological Mothers, Says K'taka HC in Custody Battle

News 18  

The Karnataka High Court denied interim custody order of a child to the father on the grounds that he had remarried and the step mother would not be able to take care of and show affection to children which biological mothers instinctively would. A single-judge bench comprising Justice Krishna S Dixit dismissed a petition challenging a family court order in …

Baby kidnap case: Kerala HC postpones case to November 8 to await Anupama decision
3 years, 1 month ago

Baby kidnap case: Kerala HC postpones case to November 8 to await Anupama decision

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday postponed to November 8 the habeas corpus plea moved by Anupama S Chandran, daughter of a CPI local committee member, to get back her baby who had been put up for adoption by her parents last year without her knowledge. The high court had also said that a family court was seized of …

Mother's Work Commitments Don't Make Her Unsuitable For Child's Custody: Bombay High Court
3 years, 2 months ago

Mother's Work Commitments Don't Make Her Unsuitable For Child's Custody: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

Observing that a busy actress's work commitments don't make her unsuitable for her child's custody, the Bombay High Court has ruled that a minor's 'welfare' cannot be decided solely on which parent has more free time. Significantly, the court held that a writ of habeas corpus can be filed to grant a child's custody from one parent to the other …

'Saddened & Dismayed', Kerala High Court On Media Reports In Habeas Corpus Case Suggesting Woman & Child Were In Custody Of Extremist Bodies
3 years, 5 months ago

'Saddened & Dismayed', Kerala High Court On Media Reports In Habeas Corpus Case Suggesting Woman & Child Were In Custody Of Extremist Bodies

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday expressed its disappointment with the media reports which stated that a woman and her child were in the custody of extremist bodies, after the Court had issued a notice on a Habeas Corpus plea of woman's husband. Thereafter, the Court had issued notice, which the Court noted that it usually does in petitions seeking …

Adoption cannot be restricted to orphans, abandoned children: Bombay High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Adoption cannot be restricted to orphans, abandoned children: Bombay High Court

India Today  

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held that as per the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, adoption of children cannot be restricted only to orphaned, abandoned, surrendered children or those in conflict with the law, adding the law also permits adoption of children of relatives. The Yawatmal lower court had rejected their plea under the provisions …

Merely Executing Notarized Document Purporting To Adoption Deed Does Not Give A Right To Child Custody: Bombay High Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Merely Executing Notarized Document Purporting To Adoption Deed Does Not Give A Right To Child Custody: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently refused permission to a couple to take custody over a two-year-old child on the strength of a "notarised adoption deed". A Bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale ruled, "We are of the opinion that by merely executing a notarized document purporting to be an Adoption Deed, the petitioners cannot claim that they have …

Teenage Daughter Needs Mother To Share Issues Comfortably: Punjab And Haryana HC Upholds Daughter's Custody With Mother
3 years, 9 months ago

Teenage Daughter Needs Mother To Share Issues Comfortably: Punjab And Haryana HC Upholds Daughter's Custody With Mother

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court last week observed that there are so many things that a daughter can't discuss with her father and as such mother is the best person to take care of her daughter at growing age. The matter before the Court The Father/Appellant of a 13-year-old daughter challenged the Judgment passed by the Family Court, Gurugram …

Whether Writ Of Habeas Corpus Maintainable Against Judicial Order Sending A Juvenile To A Juvenile Home? Allahabad High Court FB To Decide
4 years ago

Whether Writ Of Habeas Corpus Maintainable Against Judicial Order Sending A Juvenile To A Juvenile Home? Allahabad High Court FB To Decide

Live Law  

A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday made a reference to a Full Bench, seeking to decide the issue whether a writ of habeas corpus is maintainable against an order passed by a Judicial Magistrate/ Child Welfare Committee, sending a corpus to the Juvenile Home/ Nari Niketan/ Child Care Home. Precedents in State's favour In Saurabh Pandey …

'Earmark Share Of The Corpus And Her Child In Family Property' Gujarat HC Gave Unprecedented Order In Habeas Corpus Proceeding [Read Order]
4 years, 3 months ago

'Earmark Share Of The Corpus And Her Child In Family Property' Gujarat HC Gave Unprecedented Order In Habeas Corpus Proceeding [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday passed an unprecedented order in a habeas corpus proceeding asking the parents of Respondent no. Court's Observation and Directions Noticing the fact that the attempts to bring about the amicable settlement between the parties had not materialized so far, due to oscillation on the part of the parents of the corpus, the court conversed …

[Abduction Case] Serious Allegations Against Police For Misuse of Authority During Investigation, Delhi HC Directs Commissioner To Look Into The Matter [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

[Abduction Case] Serious Allegations Against Police For Misuse of Authority During Investigation, Delhi HC Directs Commissioner To Look Into The Matter [Read Order]

Live Law  

In light of certain serious allegations raised against some police officers of Sonia Vihar Police Station for allegedly misusing their authority during the investigation, the Delhi High Court has decided to transfer the case to the Crime Branch. The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajneesh Bhatnagar has also directed the Commissioner of Delhi Police to consider the …

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