Supreme Court Modifies Child Custody Order Based on Child’s Preference: Selvaraj vs. Revathi (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Child Custody and Welfare CASE TYPE: Family Law Case Name: Selvaraj vs. Revathi Judgment Date: 6 December 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 6 December 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 1054 Judges: Vikram Nath, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a […]
Supreme Court Upholds Divorce but Orders Maintenance in Neha Tyagi vs. Deepak Tyagi (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree of divorce granted on grounds of cruelty and desertion can be upheld while ensuring the maintenance of a minor child. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute, Family Law Case Name: Neha Tyagi vs. Lieutenant Colonel Deepak Tyagi Judgment
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Conditions for Child Repatriation to the US in Habeas Corpus Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can impose conditions on the repatriation of a child to their native country in a habeas corpus petition, especially concerning health certificates related to a pandemic. CASE TYPE: Habeas Corpus, Child Custody
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 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
