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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
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
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
P&H HC: Can’t Implicate Either Parent for Kidnapping their Child(01.05.2025)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has stated that a parent cannot be implicated for kidnapping their own child as both the parents are his equal natural gua.....
Tags : P&H High Court, Natural Guardians, Kidnapping
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
MP High Court: Guardians Can be Liable For Minors Flying Kites With Chinese Manjha(15.01.2026)
While hearing a suo motu PIL on the illegal sale and use of Chinese manjha, the Madhya Pradesh High Court held that if a minor flies a kite using Chin.....
Tags : Guardians, Minors, Kites
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
Allahabad High Court: Muslims Can Use Guardians and Wards Act Provisions to Seek Minor’s Custody(30.03.2026)
Allahabad High Court held that Muslims can seek custody of a minor under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, with personal law guiding the court, but t.....
Tags : Guardians and Wards Act, Minor’s Custody, Muslims
Allahabad HC: Father’s Custody Cannot be Denied without Proof of Guardianship Unfitness(26.08.2026)
Allahabad High Court held that a father, as the natural guardian of his minor daughter under Section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, can.....
Tags : Custody; Guardianship; Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act
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
Kerala HC: Persons With Down Syndrome Get Protection and Guardianship under National Trust Act, 1999(05.06.2026)
Kerala High Court held that persons with Down syndrome fall within the ambit of the National Trust Act, 1999. It was considering a petition by a fathe.....
Tags : Down Syndrome; Protection; Guardianship