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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Domestic Violence Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction — Marriage Solemnized and Incident Occurred in Gujarat, Not Maharashtra. Section 27 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Requires Proceedings in Court Where Victim Resides or Incident Occurs.

The petitioner, an Indian citizen, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure...

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Bombay High Court Appoints Daughter as Legal Guardian of Mother Suffering from Alzheimer's Disease in Absence of Statutory Provision. Court Exercises Inherent and Parens Patriae Jurisdiction to Protect Rights of Mentally Ill Adult Under Article 21 of Constitution.

The petitioner, Anushka Rajiv Mohite, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking to be appointed as the legal guardian of her mother, ...

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Karnataka High Court Adjudicates Appeal Concerning Custody of Minor Child Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890. Appeal challenges Family Court's order granting custody to father based on allegations of mother's adulterous conduct and welfare considerations.

The matter pertains to a first appeal filed under Section 47(c) of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, challenging the judgment and decree dated 03.03....

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition by Parents Seeking Custody of Minor Child from Grandmother. Court holds that detention of child by grandmother is not illegal and that welfare of child is paramount, directing parents to seek custody through appropriate family court proceedings.

The petitioners, parents of a minor child named Anurag, filed a writ of habeas corpus before the Bombay High Court seeking production of their son and...

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Supreme Court Allows Father's Appeal in Child Custody Dispute, Upholds Use of Mediator and Counsellor Reports. Reports of Child Counsellor and Mediator Regarding Child's Behavior and Attitude Are Not Confidential Under Mediation Confidentiality Rules.

The appellant, Perry Kansagra, a Kenyan and British citizen, and the respondent, Smriti Madan Kansagra, an Indian citizen, married on 29 July 2007 in ...