Visitation Rights Of Parent Cannot Be At Cost Of Child's Health & Well-Being : Supreme Court
5 days ago

Visitation Rights Of Parent Cannot Be At Cost Of Child's Health & Well-Being : Supreme Court

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Observing that the health of a child cannot be compromised while deciding the disputes between the parents, the Supreme Court recently modified the directions allowing interim visitation rights to a father. By the said order, the High Court dismissed the Appellant-mother's Miscellaneous Appeal and upheld the interim visitation rights granted to the Respondent-father. Keeping in mind the best interest of the child and the interests of the parents, we agree with the High Court to the extent of granting certain visitation rights to the respondent, but the directions and set up to enable the same appear to be adversarial to the child and require to be modified." Considering the best interest of the child, her tender age and health, the Court directed that the father shall be allowed to visit minor daughter every Sunday between 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Madurai in the presence of the mother.

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Visitation Rights Of Parent Cannot Be At Cost Of Child's Health & Well-Being : Supreme Court
5 days ago

Visitation Rights Of Parent Cannot Be At Cost Of Child's Health & Well-Being : Supreme Court

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Observing that the health of a child cannot be compromised while deciding the disputes between the parents, the Supreme Court recently modified the directions allowing interim visitation rights to a father.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and PB Varale allowed an appeal against the order of the Madras High Court to a limited extent of modifying the place of visitation …

"Child Needs Love, Affection And Protection Of Both Parents”: Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Visitation Rights To Father Of Minor
5 months, 2 weeks ago

"Child Needs Love, Affection And Protection Of Both Parents”: Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Visitation Rights To Father Of Minor

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The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has emphasized the critical importance of a child's right to maintain relationships with both parents, especially at a tender age, even in cases of parental separation where custody is given only to one parent. Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice Nyapathy Vijay held that even when custody is awarded to one parent, the other …

“Child's Natural Right To Know And Meet His Parents Is Near Perfect”: Allahabad High Court Upholds Visitation Rights Of Father
5 months, 4 weeks ago

“Child's Natural Right To Know And Meet His Parents Is Near Perfect”: Allahabad High Court Upholds Visitation Rights Of Father

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The Allahabad High Court has held that a child has the right to know and meet his parents, including the father during the pendency of the custody case before the Trial Court. The mother approached the High Court against the order of Family Court allowing the father to meet their son on one Sunday of every month in a public …

'Personal Law Or Statute Can't Override Welfare Of Child' : Supreme Court Grants Custody Of Girl To Aunt Rejecting Opposition Of Father
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Personal Law Or Statute Can't Override Welfare Of Child' : Supreme Court Grants Custody Of Girl To Aunt Rejecting Opposition Of Father

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The Supreme Court, while granting custody of a minor child to the her aunt despite opposition from the father, held that the personal law or statute couldn't override the welfare of the child while deciding the custody of the child. Before the Supreme Court, it was contended by respondent no.1/biological father that the custody of the minor child cannot be …

Bombay High Court Rejects Father's Plea For Custody Of 3-Year-Old Girl Child Citing His Anger Management Issues
1 year ago

Bombay High Court Rejects Father's Plea For Custody Of 3-Year-Old Girl Child Citing His Anger Management Issues

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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a 41-year-old UK citizen seeking custody of his 3-year-old daughter from his estranged wife, an Indian citizen. When the man approached the Bombay High Court in February seeking compliance with the Singapore court's order, the High Court raised concerns about the child's welfare. Despite the parties signing …

Welfare Of Child Prime Consideration In Guardianship Cases: Delhi High Court Declines Father’s Plea To Move Child To A “Better” School
1 year, 1 month ago

Welfare Of Child Prime Consideration In Guardianship Cases: Delhi High Court Declines Father’s Plea To Move Child To A “Better” School

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In a father’s plea seeking direction to his child’s mother for transfer of the child to a “better” school, the Delhi High Court has observed that welfare of the child is of prime consideration in guardianship cases. The appellant-father had filed the appeal assailing a Family Court order, whereby his application for direction to the respondent to send the child …

SC Allows Interim Custody Of Minor Children To Maternal Grandparents, Upholds Welfare Of Minor Is The Only Paramount Consideration
1 year, 2 months ago

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

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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 …

[Custody Battle] Child's Interests Often Not Represented Properly In 'Wrangle' Between Mother & Father: Kerala High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

[Custody Battle] Child's Interests Often Not Represented Properly In 'Wrangle' Between Mother & Father: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court recently lamented the condition of children caught in custody battles between their parents. "In the wrangling between the mother and the father, often interest of the children are not properly represented," said a Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas.The Court therefore made an unprecedented direction for appointment of. "In the wrangling …

Supreme Court Stays HC Direction Allowing Father To Take Custody Of Minor Girl From 'Adoptive' Parents
1 year, 6 months ago

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

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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 …

Where Parents Agree To Allow Child Custody To Either One Of Them, Court Can Intervene If Custody No Longer In Minor’s Welfare: Rajasthan High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Where Parents Agree To Allow Child Custody To Either One Of Them, Court Can Intervene If Custody No Longer In Minor’s Welfare: Rajasthan High Court

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The Rajasthan High Court has held that in cases where parties have agreed to allow the custody of the child with one of the parents, it should remain with that party alone, unless it is demonstrated that the same is no longer in the child’s welfare. The bench of Justices Vinod Kumar Bharwani and Manindra Mohan Shrivastava said: “In cases …

'Husband Not Incapacitated': Madras High Court Sets Aside Family Court Order Asking Wife To Pay Interim Maintenance
1 year, 9 months ago

'Husband Not Incapacitated': Madras High Court Sets Aside Family Court Order Asking Wife To Pay Interim Maintenance

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The Madras High Court has recently set aside an order of the Family Court directing the wife to pay twenty thousand rupees as interim maintenance to her husband during the pendency of their divorce petition. Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Govindarajan Thilakavadi noted that the Family Court judge had "magnified" a small procedure and had misplaced sympathy. The appellants …

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Order Quashing POCSO FIR Over 'Relationship' Between Man & Minor Girl
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Order Quashing POCSO FIR Over 'Relationship' Between Man & Minor Girl

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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with an order of the Rajasthan High Court quashing a FIR registered against a 22-year old over a physical relationship with a 16-year old girl which led to her pregnancy and child birth.Taking note of the consistent stand of the girl that she had 'consented' to the relationship, the birth of a …

Drama In Bombay High Court As 10-Yr-Old Resists Father’s Attempts To Take Custody, Grandfather Asked To Hand Over Custody At Police Station
1 year, 10 months ago

Drama In Bombay High Court As 10-Yr-Old Resists Father’s Attempts To Take Custody, Grandfather Asked To Hand Over Custody At Police Station

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Amid the cries of a 10-year-old child refusing to be taken away by his biological father, the Bombay High Court asked the maternal grandfather to handover the child’s custody to the father at the police station later in the day. Following submissions from all parties involved, the court said, “The fact therefore remains that the Order passed by this Court …

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, 11 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

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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 …

Madras HC Sets Aside Order Requiring Wife To 'Serve Snacks' To Estranged Husband During Visitation
2 years, 3 months ago

Madras HC Sets Aside Order Requiring Wife To 'Serve Snacks' To Estranged Husband During Visitation

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The Madras High Court recently allowed a mother's appeal against a single judge order requiring her to treat her estranged husband, during child visits, as an "Athithi" and show hospitality by providing snacks and dinner, etc. The bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy observed that the single judge was swayed by what should be the conduct …

Madras High Court Full Bench Rules In Favour Of Original Jurisdiction Of High Court For Hearing Child Custody Cases
2 years, 4 months ago

Madras High Court Full Bench Rules In Favour Of Original Jurisdiction Of High Court For Hearing Child Custody Cases

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The Madras High Court on Friday ruled in favour of original jurisdiction of High Court for hearing child custody and guardianship cases in a 3:2 majority decision The five judge bench comprising of Justice PN Prakash, Justice R Mahadevan, Justice M Sunder, Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice AA Nakkiran was constituted following reference by a three judge bench to answer …

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

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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 …

Mother being natural guardian can decide child's surname, says Supreme Court
2 years, 5 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 …

Income, Age, Bigger Family Cannot Be Sole Criteria In Child- Custody Matters : Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Income, Age, Bigger Family Cannot Be Sole Criteria In Child- Custody Matters : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court observed that income, age, bigger family cannot be the sole criteria to tilt balance in child- custody cases.The bench comprising Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose observed thus while it granted custody of five year boy who lost his parents due to covid to his paternal grandfather.In this case, the paternal grandfather of the boy had approached …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 14 To March 20, 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 14 To March 20, 2022

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Wakf Board Meddling In Administration Of Nagore Dargah': Ad Hoc Board Of Administrators Files Affidavit Before Madras HC Case Title: The Adhoc Board of Administrators, Nagore Dargah Interim Adhoc Administrators v. Muhalli Muthavalli & Anr. : Madras HC 3-Judge Bench Refers To Larger Bench Case Title: Minor & Anr v. K Vijay A 3-Judge Bench of the Madras High Court …

Daughter-In-Law Bound By Undertaking Given While Obtaining Compassionate Appointment To Maintain Mother-In-Law: Calcutta High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Daughter-In-Law Bound By Undertaking Given While Obtaining Compassionate Appointment To Maintain Mother-In-Law: Calcutta High Court

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The Calcutta High Court on Thursday observed in a case that the daughter-in-law is bound by the undertaking given while obtaining a compassionate appointment to maintain and extend medical assistance to the mother-in-law. Thereafter, the daughter-in-law had applied for a compassionate appointment in the school and had also given an undertaking dated July 25, 2016, stating that she will bear …

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

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

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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 …

Time Period Spent In Prosecuting SLP Would Be Good Ground For Condoning Delay In Filing A Review Application Before High Court: Supreme Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Time Period Spent In Prosecuting SLP Would Be Good Ground For Condoning Delay In Filing A Review Application Before High Court: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Monday observed that despite some delay on appellant's part, the time period spent in prosecuting a Special Leave Petition would be a good ground for condonation of delay in filing a review application before the High Court.The bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh in their order said, "We are of the view that it …

Are Orders U/S 12 Of Guardians & Wards Act Appealable U/S 19 Of Family Courts Act? Delhi HC Refers Question To Larger Bench
3 years, 2 months ago

Are Orders U/S 12 Of Guardians & Wards Act Appealable U/S 19 Of Family Courts Act? Delhi HC Refers Question To Larger Bench

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The Delhi High Court has referred to the larger bench the question as to whether an order passed under Section 12 of the Guardians and Wards Act, or any order dealing with aspects of visitation and custody during the pendency of proceedings, would be appealable under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act.Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was …

Supreme Court Proceedings For Protection Of Children Orphaned During Covid-19 Not Bar On High Court: Petitioner Tells Delhi High Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Proceedings For Protection Of Children Orphaned During Covid-19 Not Bar On High Court: Petitioner Tells Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court today continued hearing a PIL seeking direction to Centre and Delhi Government to safeguard the interest of the children who have lost their parents to Covid-19 and who do not have anyone else to take care of them and face the risk of being trafficked.The Petitioner, Advocate Jeetender Gupta appearing in person, told the High Court …

Ex-Parte Decree Against Minor Not Represented By A Duly Appointed Guardian A Nullity : Supreme Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Ex-Parte Decree Against Minor Not Represented By A Duly Appointed Guardian A Nullity : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has upheld a judgment of the Madras High Court which held that an ex-parte decree passed against a minor not represented by a guardian who is duly appointed is a nullity.A bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and V Ramasubramanian was considering an appeal filed against the High Court judgment, which had set aside the ex-parte decree passed …

Teenage Daughter Needs Mother To Share Issues Comfortably: Punjab And Haryana HC Upholds Daughter's Custody With Mother
3 years, 10 months ago

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

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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 …

Child Has Right To The Affection Of Both His Parents, Says SC [Read Order]
5 years, 2 months ago

Child Has Right To The Affection Of Both His Parents, Says SC [Read Order]

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A child has a right to the affection of both his parents, the Supreme Court remarked while considering a special leave petition filed by a father.Though it refused to interfere with the family court order granting custody of the child to the mother, the bench of Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Surya Kant directed the Family Court to ensure that …

Family Courts Overburdened With Burgeoning Matrimonial Disputes, Judges Under Judicial Suffocation: Madras HC [Read Order]
5 years, 3 months ago

Family Courts Overburdened With Burgeoning Matrimonial Disputes, Judges Under Judicial Suffocation: Madras HC [Read Order]

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The Family Court Judges are under judicial suffocation, remarked the Madras High Court while dismissing a contempt petition filed against a Family Court judge. A litigant had filed a contempt petition against the Family Court judge alleging that he did not comply with the High Court direction to dispose of the case within six months. Observing that this petition has …

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