Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 450 · Decided 5 October 2012
Gaytri Bajaj v. Jiten Bhalla
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 450 · [2012] 8 S.C.R. 1142
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7232/2012
- Decided
- 5 October 2012
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, RANJAN GOGOI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 151; Hindu Marriage Act Section 13
Headnote
CHILD AND FAMILY WELFARE: c Custody of children - Held: An order of custody of minor children is required to be made by the court treating the interest and welfare of the minor to be of paramount importance - It is not the bettef right of either of the parent to custody, but the desire, interest crucial and ultimate consideration that must guide the determination required to be made by the court- In the instant case, the children, two minor girls, one of whom is on the verge of attaining majority, do not want to go with their mother and appear to be happy in the company of their father,
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