Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 118 · Decided 4 February 2026
Mohtashem Billah Malik v. Sana Aftab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 118 · [2026] 2 S.C.R. 352
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 771/2026
- Decided
- 4 February 2026
- Bench
- PANKAJ MITHAL, SARASA VENKATANARAYANA BHATTI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Matter pertains to the dispute regarding the custody of two minor sons born to the appellant-husband and the respondent-wife. Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 - s.25 - Custody of minors - Appellant-husband and respondent-wife, both Indian - Matrimonial dispute between them, culminating in divorce and the custody of the minors given to the wife while guardianship given to the husband by the Qatar court - Allegedly, the wife removed the minors from Qatar to India during their academic session, without the knowledge and
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