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child custody

Karnataka High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights is an advisory body and has no power to adjudicate any lis between two parties: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court held that order granting visitation rights to the father is outside the jurisdictional scope of Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

Published on March 2, 2023March 14, 2023By Sucheta
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Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

Supreme Court July 2022 Roundup| PMLA constitutional; Bail Act; Abu Salem’s scheduled release; Unmarried women’s right to abortion; and more 

Top Stories Your cheat sheet to Supreme Court’s 545 pages long Money Laundering verdict The 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

Published on August 1, 2022August 1, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Supreme Court June 2022 Roundup
Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

Supreme Court June 2022 Roundup| Clean chit to PM Modi; Maharashtra Political Crisis; Psychological Evaluation of Death Row Convicts; and more

Top Stories of the Month Clean Chit to PM Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots case “SIT Officials have come out with flying

Published on July 4, 2022July 4, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Supreme Court of The United States
Case BriefsForeign Courts

Should courts categorically examine all possible ameliorative measures, before denying a Hague Convention petition for return of a child to a foreign country? SCOTUS answers

Supreme Court of the United States: While deciding the instant matter related to the international custody of a child which further involved

Published on June 17, 2022June 24, 2022By Editor
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

In joint custody of child, can mother unilaterally decide on child’s citizenship? Singapore Family Court decides

District Court Appeal (Family Division): Debbie Ong, J., while granting joint custody of a child to mother and father held that the

Published on March 15, 2022March 15, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | Guardian of Property v/s Guardian of Person of the minor; HC clarifies jurisdiction of District Court

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A.Muhamed Mustaque and Sophy Thomas held that the District Court cannot entertain petition to appoint

Published on January 10, 2022January 14, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras HC | While protecting an elephant from psychological wound, HC disallows removal of ‘Lalitha’ from caretaker’s custody || Exhaustive analysis of an elephant’s bonding with caretaker

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., while retention of custody of an Elephant named ‘Lalitha’ to her caretaker with whom she had stayed

Published on January 5, 2021January 8, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Welfare of child as paramount consideration: Father of minor given custody for mother not being able to take care of the child

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of A.S. Chandurkar and N.B. Suryawanshi, JJ., determined the factors in regard to grant of custody of

Published on December 2, 2020December 11, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC stresses on importance of mirror orders in interjurisdictional child custody matters. Read what a mirror order is

Supreme Court: The bench of UU Lalit, Indu Malhotra and Hemant Gupta, JJ, explaining the concept of a mirror order, has said,

Published on October 30, 2020November 6, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

As an 11-year-old’s custody gets transferred to his business tycoon father by a 2:1 verdict, Justice Gupta, dissenting, says pampering is not parenting

Supreme Court: The bench of UU Lalit, Indu Malhotra and Hemant Gupta, JJ has, in a 2:1 verdict, has transferred the custody

Published on October 30, 2020November 30, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Does the custody of a child gets transferred from the mother to grand parents if they are assisting in looking after the child? Read what SC says

Supreme Court: In a case dealing with the custody of a 7-year-old, the 3-judge bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and

Published on October 28, 2020October 30, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Mother cannot be deprived of her child’s custody on the ground of difference in faith; Court embarks on rights of guardian in nurture in absence of father

Lord Campbell, CJ., while deciding the custody of child allowed the Writ of Habeas Corpus, marking significant observations on ‘guardian of nurture’

Published on October 4, 2020October 7, 2020By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Breakdown of marriage is not an end of parental responsibilities: SC

Supreme Court: Showing dismay over a case where two minors were forced to stay in a Boarding School due to an ongoing

Published on February 21, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Principle of confidentiality in mediation does not apply to matters of child custody

Supreme Court: In the issue relating to custody of a child where the question was as to whether the Counsellor’s report furnished

Published on February 16, 2019February 19, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Custody case under Guardians and Wards Act transferred as child not expected to travel 100 km for every hearing

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sahidullah Munshi, J. allowed an application under Section 24 CPC for transfer of

Published on August 31, 2018September 3, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Tis-hazari
Case BriefsDistrict Court

Parties being US citizens, Indian courts sans jurisdiction under Guardian and Wards Act; custody petition by mother dismissed

Tis Hazari Court, Delhi (Family Court): The Bench of Reema Singh Nag, Additional Principal Judge dismissed a custody petition filed by a

Published on August 28, 2018August 31, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Child custody denied to father holding it would be highly unjust and traumatic for the child

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.S. Sistani and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the order

Published on August 24, 2018August 28, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Father wins custody of a 5-year-old; SC says unnecessary translocation of a child not good for his well-being

Supreme Court: Setting aside the Delhi High Court order where a father was directed to hand over the custody of his 5-year-old

Published on December 7, 2017December 13, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

A girl child would need her biological mother more than the father

Chhattigarh High Court: A Division Bench of the High Court recently decided a case filed under Section 47 of the Guardians and

Published on November 18, 2017December 18, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Strong financial position cannot be the sole criteria for determining custody of child

Bombay High Court: While deciding a matter concerning the custody of minor girl where it was contended by the petitioner father that

Published on January 16, 2017January 24, 2017By Saba
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