Supreme Court of India

Dhanwanti Joshi v. Madhav Unde

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 30

Bench S.B. Majmudar and M. Jagannadha Rao JJ.

Decided 4 November 1997

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, the contention of the respondent based on violation of the earlier orders of the US Courts or of the Bombay High Court for production of the child, is rejected. c Point 3 : Though we have held that the respondent is not entitled to permanent custody of the child, it is necessary to consider whether the E respondent is to be given temporary custody or visitation rights.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Guardian and Wards Act, 1890: Custody of child-Parents living separately-Child in mother's custody for more than 12 years-Ex-parte order of High Court granting permanent custody to mother-Family Court shifting the custody of child to father High Court dismissing the appeal holding that appellant-mother has no case on merit for custody-On appeal, held, superior financial capacity cannot be the sole consideration for change of custody from mother to father-No substantive change in the circumstance justifYing shift over of the custody of child-Respondent-father not entitled lo custody of child

Authorities it was built on

1986 Mrs. Elizabeth Dinshaw v. Arvand M. Dinshaw and Anr. cited by 19

Where later benches applied it

2017 Nithya Anand Raghavan v. State of Nct of Delhi & Anr. relied on
2025 Sharmila Velamur v. V. Sanjay and Ors. referred to
2022 Rohith Thammana Gowda v. State of Karnataka & Ors. referred to
2022 Rajeswari Chandrasekar Ganesh v. The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. referred to
2019 Lahari Sakhamuri v. Sobhan Kodali referred to
2017 Prateek Gupta v. Shilpy Gupta & Ors. referred to
2015 Surya Vadanan v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. referred to
2013 Arathi Sandi v. Bandi Jagadrakshaka Rao and Ors. referred to
2011 Ruchi Majoo v. Sanjeev Majoo referred to
2009 Mrs. Shilpa Aggarwal v. Mr. Aviral Mitial & Anr. referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 9 referred to

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