Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 715 · Decided 4 November 1997
Dhanwanti Joshi v. Madhav Unde
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 715 · [1997] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 30
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5517/1997
- Decided
- 4 November 1997
- Bench
- S.B. MAJMUDAR, M. JAGANNADHA RAO (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 11
Headnote
Guardian and Wards Act, 1890: Custody of child-Parents living separately-Child in mother's custody C for more than 12 years-Ex-parte order of High Court granting permanent custody to mother-Family Court shifting the custody of child to father­ High Court dismissing the appeal holding that sole consideration for change of custody from mother to D father-No substantive change in the circumstance justifYing shift over of the custody of child-Respondent-father not entitled lo custody of child­ Visitation rights allowed. Removal of child from one country to another-Order of-US
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