Supreme Court of India

Athar Hussain v. Syed Siraj Ahmed & Ors.

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Reported as [2010] 1 S.C.R. 49
Bench Tarun Chatterjee and V.S. Sirpurkar JJ.
Decided 5 January 2010

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above judgment, the application for 8 impleadment becomes infructuous and is dismissed as such.

Judgment, page 27

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Guardian and Wards Act, 1890 - ss. 7, 9, 17 and 12 - Interim custody of minor Muslim children - Death of mother of minor children, girl aged 13 years and boy aged 5 years - Re-marriage of father - Application by maternal relatives for appointment as guardian and interim custody of minor children till disposal of application u/ss. 7, 9 and 17 - Family court granting interim injunction against father restraining him from interfering with the custody - Vacation of interim order- Set aside by High Court - Interim custody granted to maternal relatives till the disposal of the proceedings - On

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