Search Results for Tag : Guardian

Judgments

Passport department apathy blamed on uncooperative software(17.05.2016)

A mother’s name is sufficient in certain cases to apply for a passport, especially since a single woman can be a natural guardian and parent, the Delh.....

Tags : passport, father’s name, guardianship, procedure

News

Chhattisgarh HC: 'Welfare of Child' is Paramount Consideration in Deciding Their Custody(26.05.2022)

Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that guardianship cases could not be solely decided by interpreting legal provisions, noting that 'welfare of the.....

Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Guardianship, Welfare of Child

Bombay HC: Wife Best Suited to be Guardian of a Husband in Vegetative State(31.08.2020)

Bombay High Court has held that in a marriage, husband and wife are equal partners and the wife is best suited to be the guardian of her husband who i.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Guardian of a Husband in Vegetative State

Mother has No Right to Sell Minor's Property: Bombay High Court(25.01.2019)

Bombay High Court has ruled that when father of the minor is alive mother is a de facto guardian and she cannot sell minor's property.

Tags : Bombay High Court, High Court has ruled that a mother cannot alienate/sell property of a minor, when the father of the minor is alive she is a de facto guardian and cannot sell the minor's property.

Madras HC: Courts Should Allow Parties to Let in Evidence in Guardianship Matters(21.06.2022)

Madras High Court while allowing appeal by a father seeking custody of his minor child, has held that while deciding the original petition to appoint .....

Tags : Madras High Court, Custody, Guardianship, Evidence

Guj. HC: Can't Permit Single Mother to Sell Minor's Share in Property Without Relevant Material(22.06.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that if relevant material details are not provided, even a mother can be looked at with suspicion and be denied permission.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court, Minor’s Property, Natural Guardian

Uttarakhand HC: Court Where Minor Ordinarily Resides, Has Jurisdiction Under Guardians & Wards Act(12.09.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has held that an application with respect to the guardianship of a minor has to be made to the District Court having jurisdicti.....

Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Guardianship, Minor, Jurisdiction

Delhi HC: No Provision in CPC Which Enables Court to Appoint Guardian for Missing Party(14.09.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that there is no provision in the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) which enables the court to appoint a guardian for a party be.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Guardian, CPC

CIVIL - Kerala HC Issues Guidelines for Appointment of Guardian to Patients Lying in State of Coma(21.02.2019)

Kerala High Court has observed that no specific provision is available in any Statutes to deal with procedure for such appointment of Guardian to a vi.....

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CIVIL - Kerala HC Issues Guidelines for Appointment of Guardian to Patients Lying in State of Coma(21.02.2019)

Kerala High Court has observed that no specific provision is available in any statute to deal with procedure for appointment of Guardian to a victim l.....

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Chhattisgarh HC: Girls Aged 10-15 Yrs Undergo Biological Changes, Needs Care & Attention of Mother(26.12.2022)

Chhattisgarh High Court while granting custody of minor Hindu girl to her mother observed that a girl child aged between 10 to 15 years undergoes biol.....

Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Custody, Natural Guardian

PROPERTY - Minor's Property Sale by Guardian is Avoidable if Suit Filed Within Period U/A.60 Limitation Act: SC(26.02.2019)

Supreme Court has held that a sale of minor's property by guardian can be avoided only by filing a suit to set aside the deed within the period of lim.....

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PROPERTY - Minor's Property Sale by Guardian is Avoidable if Suit Filed Within Period U/A.60 Limitation Act: SC(26.02.2019)

Supreme Court has held that a sale of minor's property by guardian can be avoided only by filing a suit to set aside the deed within the period of lim.....

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PROPERTY - Minor's Property Sale by Guardian is Avoidable if Suit Filed Within Period U/A-60 Limitation Act: SC(26.02.2019)

Supreme Court has held that a sale of minor's property by guardian can be avoided only by filing a suit to set aside the deed within the period of lim.....

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Delhi HC: Foreign National Can’t Claim Right to be Appointed Guardian of PwD(15.02.2023)

Delhi High Court while hearing plea moved by father who along with his adopted son is US citizens but holds OCI cards, has held that foreign national .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Foreign National, Guardian

Uttarakhand HC: Application For Child’s Custody Under DVA No Embargo to Application Under GWA(18.07.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that pendency of an application for child’s custody under Section 23 of Domestic Violence Act cannot create an embarg.....

Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Guardians and Wards Act

P&H HC: Court is Guardian to Minor Girls Who May be Enticed Into Live-in Relationship(02.08.2021)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has observed that Court is also the guardian of the minor girls or the girls of tender age, who may be enticed away by a m.....

Tags : Punjab & Haryana High Court, Guardian to Minor Girls

Del. HC: Circumstances Along with Age Important to Determine Intelligent Preference of Child(20.09.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that while considering the intelligent preference of a child to appoint its guardian, not only the age of the child but also.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Guardian, Intelligent Preference, Circumstances

Del. HC: Father can be Child’s Natural Guardian Even After His Second Marriage Post Wife’s Death(04.09.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that mere second marriage of the father in the circumstances when he has lost his first wife, cannot be held per-se a disqua.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Natural Guardian, Father, Second Marriage

Wife Not Personal Possession, Husband Cannot be Guardian, Supreme Court Tells Hadiya(29.11.2017)

Wife Not Personal Possession, Husband Cannot be Guardian, Supreme Court Tells Hadiya

Tags : When the bench asked Hadiya to name any relative or any near acquaintance to be named as her local guardian in college at Salem in Tamil Nadu, she said her husband could be her guardian and she does not want anyone else in that role.

Bom. HC: Victim/Guardian Not Obligated to Appear in Appeal for Suspension of Sentence in POCSO Case(29.11.2023)

Bombay High Court while clarifying victims in POCSO cases or their guardians are not obligated to appear in appeals or applications for suspension of .....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Victim/Guardian, Appearance, POCSO

Kerala High Court: Only Family Court Can Appoint Guardian for Minor(05.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has ruled that while District Courts are empowered to appoint a guardian for a minor's property, only Family Court can appoint a gua.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Appointment of Guardian for Minor

Madras HC Appoints Wife as Husband’s Guardian to Deal with Assets of Husband in Coma(13.01.2016)

Madras High Court, while providing relief to a 40-year old woman struggling to meet mounting treatment cost of her husband who is in coma for the past.....

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SC: Elder Sister Cannot Exercise Guardianship Over Younger Sister Unless There is Court Order(16.02.2024)

Supreme Court while dismissing a Habeas Corpus Petition filed by a lady for production of her younger sister, has held that an elder sister doesn’t ha.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Guardianship, Younger Sister, Elder Sister