Whether victim under POCSO Act can be permitted to be cross-examined once she turns hostile? Kar HC answers
Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna J. allowed the petition and quashed the impugned order and remitted the matter back to Sessions Judge
child welfare
What is more significant: Competing rights of guardianship or Welfare of minor? All HC decides
Allahabad High Court: Dr Y.K. Srivastava, J., expressed that, in a matter of custody of a minor child, the paramount consideration is
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,
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
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
Madras HC | Court shocked at corruption of govt. officials bent on making money even during the pandemic
Madras High Court: A Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and V.M. Velumani, JJ., while addressing a matter with regard to child labour
Ker HC | Welfare of the child is of supreme consideration while granting custody
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of K. Harilal and T.V Anil Kumar, JJ. dismissed an appeal made by the maternal grandparents
Ker HC | JJ Act: Welfare Committee must follow the fundamental principles enshrined in Section 3 while deciding custody applications
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of K.Harilal and Annie John. JJ. allowed a revision petition filed by mother of a 15-year
You are not doing any favour to the children by caring for them. Implement JJ Act: SC to Centre
Supreme Court: Showing dismay over the “tardy implementation” of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 and the Juvenile
Ryan International School murder case: SC issues notice to Centre, Haryana Govt & school authorities
Supreme Court: After the father of the 7-year-old, who was found dead last week in a toilet of Ryan International School in
Union Government to prepare National plan for protecting children from drug abuse within 4 months
Supreme Court: In the petition highlighting the alarming increase in the use of drugs and alcohol among children in India, the Court