Supreme Court judgments on Guardianship, custody and visitation

40 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (filed under the provisions below, or naming the subject), or an AI-written headnote that was reviewed and approved. A mention in the full text alone does not count.

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Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 7

Vithaldas Jagannath Khatri (D) through Shakuntala alias Sushma & Ors. vs The State of Maharashtra Revenue and Forest Department & Ors.

SC · 29 August 2019

[2019] 11 S.C.R. 913 : 2019 INSC 976

Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961: ss.8, 10, 11, 21, 44B – Ceiling limits – Partition Deed dated 31.01.1970 (duly registered on 1.07.1970) executed between appellant, his wife, minor son and…

Sheoli Hati vs Somnath Das

SC · 11 July 2019

[2019] 9 S.C.R. 212 : 2019 INSC 751

Guardian and Wards Act, 1890: ss.7 and 12 – Application under – By father (respondent) – Seeking custody of minor girl-child – Alleging that mother (appellant) was obstructing his visiting rights granted by the Court, pu…

Tejaswini Gaud and Ors. vs Shekhar Jagdish Prasad Tewari and Others

SC · 6 May 2019

[2019] 7 S.C.R. 335 : 2019 INSC 630

Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956: ss. 6, 13 – Custody of a minor child – Writ of habeas corpus – Maintainability of – On facts, father filed habeas corpus petition seeking custody of minor child from the appella…

Nutan Gautam vs Prakash Gautam

SC · 5 April 2019

[2019] 6 S.C.R. 461 : 2019 INSC 467

Child and family welfare: Child custody – Interest and welfare of the child – Divorce between the parties – Direction/order by the High Court that the father to take the son and get him admitted at Boarding House in Publ…

Lahari Sakhamuri vs Sobhan Kodali

SC · 15 March 2019

[2019] 5 S.C.R. 240 : 2019 INSC 383

LAHARI SAKHAMURI v. SOBHAN KODALI (Civil Appeal Nos. 3135-3136 of 2019) MARCH 15, 2019 [A. M. KHANWILKAR AND AJAY RASTOGI, JJ.] Family Law: Child custody – Petition for divorce and for custody of minor children (US citiz…

Murugan & Ors. vs Kesava Gounder (Dead) Thr. Lrs. and Ors.

SC · 25 February 2019

[2019] 4 S.C.R. 357 : 2019 INSC 259

Limitation Act, 1963 – Arts.60 and 65 – Suit property belonged to one ‘PG’, who had two sons, ‘K’ and ‘B’ and three daughters – ‘PG’ executed Will in 1971 bequeathing life interest to his sons ‘K’ and ‘B’ and thereafter…

Dr. Amit Kumar vs Dr. Sonila & Ors.

SC · 26 October 2018

[2018] 13 S.C.R. 561 : 2018 INSC 1007

Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 – s.6 – Guardianship – Custody rights – Appellant and respondent no.1 divorced by mutual consent – In terms of the divorce decree, custody of the children (son and daughter) was…

Mrs. Kanika Goel vs State of Delhi through S.H.O. and Anr.

SC · 20 July 2018

[2018] 11 S.C.R. 546 : 2018 INSC 622

Custody: Custody of minor girl child – Claim of – On facts, marriage of appellant-wife and respondent No.2-husband as per Sikh rites and Hindu Vedic rites in New Delhi – After three months the parties performed a civil m…

Meenal Bhargava vs Naveen Sharma

SC · 9 May 2018

[2018] 4 S.C.R. 521 : 2018 INSC 467

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971: s.12(1) r/w s. 12(3) – Appellant (wife) left company of her husband (respondent) with her son – Canadian Court granted custody of the child to the husband – Wife without complying with the o…

Nagaiah and Another vs Smt. Chowdamma (Dead) by Lrs. and Another

SC · 8 January 2018

[2018] 1 S.C.R. 126 : 2018 INSC 6

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Or. XXXII, rr.1,3,6,7,9,12,13 and 14 – Suit by plaintiff No.1 on his as well as on behalf of his minor brother (Plaintiff No.2) – Against their father (defendant No.1) – Seeking declaration…

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