Child Below Five Belongs with Mother Unless Proven Unfit: Allahabad HC Grants 21-Month Old’s Custody to Mother
Allahabad High Court: In a habeas corpus writ petition filed by mother seeking custody of a 21-month-old minor child,
Guardian and Wards Act 1890
Supreme Court settles child custody battle after 9 yrs; Discusses seriousness of allegations of parental alienation syndrome
“The Courts ought not to prematurely and without identification of individual instances of ‘alienating behaviour’, label any parent as propagator and or potential promoter of such behaviour and that this label has far-reaching implications which must not be imputed or attributed to an individual parent routinely.”