Supreme Court of India
Rohith Thammana Gowda v. State of Karnataka & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that it is not a fit case where courts in India should refuse to acknowledge the orders of the US Courts directing return of the minor child to th e appellant keeping in view the best interests of the child.
Judgment, page 12
From the headnote
Child and Family welfare – Custody of minor child – Appel lant (Husband) and respondent no.3 (Wife) shifted to US from India and presently are holders of Permanent US Resident Cards – Their child was born in USA in the year 2011 and till 2020 he was livi ng there – Conflicts and confrontation occurred in con nubial relationship – The appellant came to India on 27.02.2020 in India to attend his ailing mother – On 03.03.2020, respondent no.3 came to India and brought the child with herself, without th e consent of the appellant – Upon reaching back to USA, appellan t initiated several legal
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