Supreme Court of India

Gaytri Bajaj v. Jiten Bhalla

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Reported as [2012] 8 S.C.R. 1142
Bench P. Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi JJ.
Decided 5 October 2012

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CHILD AND FAMILY WELFARE: c Custody of children - Held: An order of custody of minor children is required to be made by the court treating the interest and welfare of the minor to be of paramount importance - It is not the bettef right of either of the parent to custody, but the desire, interest and welfare of the minor which 0 is the crucial and ultimate consideration that must guide the determination required to be made by the court- In the instant case, the children, two minor girls, one of whom is on the verge of attaining majority, do not want to go with their mother and appear to be

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