Supreme Court sets aside Orissa HC judgment granting father custody of child living with aunt for 14 years; says ‘child not a chattel’
Supreme Court said that the fact that when custody of the child was handed over to the aunt , she was un-married, and is now married having two children will not be a deterrent for this Court to come to the conclusion that best interest of the child still remains with the aunt as the child is living with her ever since she was 3-4 months old.