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Gujarat High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition by Mother Seeking Custody of Minor Daughter from Father. Custody Dispute Between Parents Must Be Adjudicated Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, Not Through Habeas Corpus, as Father's Custody as Natural Guardian Is Not Per Se Illegal.

The petitioner, Kinjal, filed a habeas corpus petition seeking production of her four-year-old daughter Trishika, alleging that the child was in the u...

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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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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Father's Appeal for Custody of Minor Son Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Welfare of Child Paramount Over Father's Right Under Muslim Personal Law. Custody of minor son 'Umarkhan' retained with mother as father failed to prove his fitness and child's welfare.

The appellant, Imran Khan, filed an appeal against the judgment and order dated 31st October 2015 passed by the Family Court, Nanded, in Petition No. ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Maternal Grandfather's Guardianship Over Minor Child in Guardians and Wards Act Case — Welfare of Child Paramount. Father's Incarceration for Murder of Mother and Child's Continuity of Care with Maternal Grandparents Justified Appointment.

The case involves two appeals arising from a judgment of a Learned Single Judge of the Bombay High Court on petitions for guardianship filed under the...

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Bombay High Court Appoints Maternal Grandfather as Guardian of Minor Child Whose Father is Accused of Murdering Mother. Welfare of Child Paramount Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Father's Unfitness Due to Criminal Charges and Incarceration Leads to Grandfather's Custody.

The case involves two guardianship petitions concerning a minor girl, Angelina Miranda, aged 3 years 9 months. The maternal grandfather filed Guardian...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revision Against Sale of Minor's Property Without Considering Interest of Child Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890. Court Remands Matter for Fresh Consideration of Minor's Benefit Under Sections 29 and 31 of the Act.

The case involves a Civil Revision Application filed by the maternal uncle of a minor girl, Ku. Kamna Satyanarayan Handibag, challenging an order date...

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Supreme Court Upholds Union of India in Section 17A Challenge — Prior Approval Requirement for Investigating Public Servants is Constitutionally Valid. Read Down to Mandate Independent Screening; Lokpal to Approve for Covered Public Servants.

The writ petition was filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of C...