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
guardianship
All HC | In minor’s custody case, where child is below 5 years of age, mother is preferred, but is there any exception to it? Court explains
“Human affairs can never be disposed of by a rubber stamp approach or the application, virtually of mathematical formulae.”
All HC | If a natural guardian faces criminal charges relating to death of spouse, can custody of children or visitation rights be granted? HC discusses
Allahabad High Court: J.J., Munir, J., addressed a matter wherein the father of the minor children has been facing trial for criminal charges
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
Place of residence of mother to be considered while instituting a petition for guardianship of a minor child below 5 years of age
Punjab & Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Amol Rattan Singh, J., dismissed a petition filed against the order of
Court declines to provide guidelines for deciding issues of custody of children
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Anthony Dominic, CJ and Dama Seshadri Naidu, J. decided a public interest litigation, wherein
Confidentiality is the essence of mediation proceedings
Delhi High Court: While deciding the instant review petition wherein the issue was raised that whether the either parties during the trial
Muslim women can act as guardian of properties, when the donor is child’s father
Madras High Court: While disposing of an appeal filed under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 the Single Bench of