Supreme Court Upholds Father’s Custody in Child Welfare Case Date of the Judgment: 16 December 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 1004 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., Indu Malhotra, J., Krishna Murari, J. Can a child’s preference be the deciding factor in a custody battle? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in a […]
Supreme Court Upholds Child’s Boarding School Admission in Custody Dispute: Sheoli Hati vs. Somnath Das (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a child should be admitted to a boarding school amidst a custody dispute between parents. CASE TYPE: Family Law, Guardianship Case Name: Sheoli Hati vs. Somnath Das [Judgment Date]: July 11, 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Allows Child to Study in School of His Choice: Nutan Gautam vs. Prakash Gautam (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a child can be compelled to study in a specific school against their wishes. CASE TYPE: Family Law Case Name: Nutan Gautam vs. Prakash Gautam Judgment Date: April 5, 2019 Date of the Judgment: April
Supreme Court modifies custody arrangement in child custody dispute: Rajiv Vijayasarathy Ratnam vs. Savitha Seetharam (2018) Date of the Judgment: September 11, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 772 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can parents be restricted from interacting with their child’s school? The Supreme Court addressed this issue while hearing an
Supreme Court Grants Divorce by Mutual Consent, Settles Custody Dispute: Sudarsana Rao Gadde vs. Karuna Gadde (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Granting divorce by mutual consent and settling child custody disputes. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute. Case Name: Sudarsana Rao Gadde vs. Karuna Gadde. [Judgment Date]: February 20, 2018. Introduction Date of the Judgment: February 20, 2018 Citation:
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the principle of comity of courts and the doctrines of “intimate contact” and “closest concern” should take precedence over the welfare of the child in international child custody disputes. CASE TYPE: Family Law, Child Custody, Habeas Corpus Case Name: Prateek Gupta vs. Shilpi Gupta & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 6 December 2017 Introduction
LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the paramount consideration in child custody disputes. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (arising out of Special Leave Petition) relating to child custody. Case Name: Purvi Mukesh Gada vs. Mukesh Popatlal Gada & Anr. [Judgment Date]: September 4, 2017 Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in Purvi Mukesh Gada vs. Mukesh Popatlal Gada &
Can the Supreme Court intervene to expedite a child custody case? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question by directing the Family Court to quickly resolve a pending matter. This case involves a dispute over the custody of a child, with the Supreme Court intervening to ensure a speedy resolution. The bench comprised
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