Supreme Court of India
Nil Ratan Kundu & Anr. v. Abhijit Kundu
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For the foregoing reasons, the appeal deserves to be allowed and is accordingly allowed.
Judgment, page 31
From the headnote
Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 - ss. 7 and 17 - Gus- tody of minor child - Sought by father- Father facing criminal trial u/s 498A and 304 /PC for causing death of the mother of c the child - Child in custody of maternal grand-parents - Courts below granting the custody to the father - On appeal, held: Courts below granted custody to the father without applying principle of welfare of the child as paramount consideration - Custody of minor being humane problem, to be solved with human touch and not solely by interpreting legal provisions - -=' 'I' The court in selecting a guardian exercises
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