Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 299 · Decided 2 March 2025
Sharmila Velamur v. V. Sanjay and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 299 · [2025] 3 S.C.R. 377
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1037/2025
- Decided
- 2 March 2025
- Bench
- SURYA KANT, DIPANKAR DATTA, UJJAL BHUYAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Whether 'A' having severe cognitive limitations is capable of making independent decisions; whether best interests and welfare of 'A', a US citizen would be served by permitting him to continue residing with Respondent No.4-father in India. Custody matter - Appellant-mother and respondent no. 4-father are US citizens, divorced in US - Appellant was granted permanent legal guardianship of their elder son 'A' who suffers from Ataxic Cerebral Palsy, by the US Court - However, while the guardianship
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