‘Child Cannot Be Treated as a Pawn’: Kerala HC directs Family Courts to Follow Calcutta HC’s Child Custody and Access Guidelines; Restores minor’s custody to mother
Kerala High Court, exercising habeas corpus jurisdiction, intervened in a custody dispute involving unlawful removal of a minor child in violation of a Family Court decree, and ultimately directed restoration of custody to the mother, emphasising that such decrees cannot be circumvented except through due process of law.