Supreme Court of India

G H Dsg v. Akg

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Bench Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra and Krishna Murari JJ.
Decided 16 December 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the minor girl is certainly capable of forming an intelligent preference regarding her custody.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Child Welfare: Custody of minor daughter – Respondent- father filed a Guardianship Petition before the Family Court seeking custody of minor daughter on the ground that the petitioner mother was suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia and required treatment and that on account of mental illness, she had been treating the child with cruelty – Petitioner-mother contested the Petition alleging that the minor daughter was being sexually abused by the father and that it was unsafe for the child to be in his custody – Three counsellors were appointed on various dates as directed by Family Court – The…

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