Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1238 · Decided 17 November 2009
V. Ravi Chandran v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1238 · [2009] 15 S.C.R. 960
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 112/2007
- Decided
- 17 November 2009
- Bench
- TARUN CHATTERJEE, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA, B.S. CHAUHAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Child Welfare - Custody and guardianship of foreign child - Removed from foreign jurisdiction by one parent - In c contravention of the orders of the Court - Held: In such cases court should either conduct an elaborate enquiry on the question of custody or to summarily direct the the case to the court of the country from which the child was removed to be investigated there - On facts, the case does not warrant enquiry by the court in India - Parent who removed the D child from the jurisdiction of the foreign country, directed to produce the child to the competent court
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