High Court of Karnataka Holds That Mere Removal of Minor Child Cannot Divest Jurisdiction; Family Court's Order Returning Petition Considered Erroneous. Section 9 of Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 Requires Ordinary Residence to Be Determined by Habitual Residence and Circumstances of Removal, Not Mere Physical Presence....
Background: The High Court of Karnataka heard a Miscellaneous First Appeal arising from an order of the Family Court, Bengaluru, which returned a guardianship petition for lack of territorial jurisdic...




