Supreme Court of India

Sharmila Velamur v. V. Sanjay and Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 3 S.C.R. 377
Bench Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan JJ.
Decided 2 March 2025

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What the Court ordered

Before parting, we would like to seize this opportunity and place on record our profound appreciation and gratitude for the team at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, for accommodating our time-bound request to assess Aadith and Arjun and aiding us in this exercise of adjudicating this delicate and complicated dispute.

Judgment, page 42

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether ‘ ’ having severe cognitive limitations is capable of making independent decisions; whether best interests and welfare of ‘ ’, a US citizen would be served by permitting him to continue residing with Respondent No.4-father in India. Headnotes† Child and family welfare – Custody matter – Appellant-mother and respondent no. 4-father are US citizens, divorced in US – Appellant was granted permanent legal guardianship of their elder son ‘ ’ who suffers from Ataxic Cerebral Palsy, by the US Court – However, while the guardianship proceedings were pending, the

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