{"id":400,"date":"2020-04-23T10:20:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T10:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/?p=400"},"modified":"2020-09-16T14:25:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T14:25:03","slug":"paramount-consideration-in-case-of-custody-of-child-is-childs-welfare-and-well-being-disregarding-statutory-provisions-and-strict-rules-of-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/paramount-consideration-in-case-of-custody-of-child-is-childs-welfare-and-well-being-disregarding-statutory-provisions-and-strict-rules-of-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount consideration in case of custody of Child is Child\u2019s welfare and well-being, disregarding Statutory provisions and strict rules of Evidence."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong> Harshit Sharma | Amity Law School, Madhya Pradesh | 16th December 2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DSG v. AKG., Special Leave Petition (C.) No. 25098\/2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FACTS\nOF THE CASE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>The\npresent petitioner-mother and respondent-father had marital discord, in\nreference to which the Guardianship Petition was filed by the respondent in\nFamily Court, Tis Hazari, New Delhi for seeking the custody of her Minor\nDaughter, Aged 12 Years, Born on 21.08.2007 and presently studying in Class VII\nof Holy Child Senior Secondary School, New Delhi. <\/li><li>The\nground taken up by the respondent in the original suit was in respect that the\npetitioner mother was suffering with \u2018PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA\u2019 and also treated\nthe child with cruelty and prevent him from meeting her minor daughter. <\/li><li>The\npetitioner resisted the same and made serious allegations in respect of the\nrespondent-father stating that he molested the minor and also levelled serious\nallegations of sexual abuse against him, which made it unsafe for the child to be\nhanded over her custody to the respondent, in respect of which the electronic\nand documentary evidence was leaded. <\/li><li>On\nthe basis of the report submitted by 3 counsellors after meeting and\ninteracting with the child, namely Mr. Sunil Sachdeva, Ms. Himali Anand and Dr.\nUzma Perveen unanimously and concurrently observed that the mother was\nseriously suffering with the lethal disease of SCHIZOPHRENIA and non-treatment\nof the same will make the child vulnerable &#038; will have a lasting\npsychological impact of the child. Furthermore, child categorically expressed\nher desire to live with the respondent and refuted all the allegations of the molestation\nand sexual abuse. Moreover, the reports showcased that the child seems to be\nhappy in presence of father and in lieu of the same, the Family Court, Tis\nHazari vide order dated 28.07.2018 and 16.11.2018, gave the interim custody to\nthe respondent father. <\/li><li>The\nPetitioner challenged the aforementioned orders before the Hon\u2019ble Delhi High\nCourt, where by its order dated 26.03.2019 upheld the interim custody decision\nof the learned family court. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Aggrieved\nby the High Court\u2019s order dated 26.03.2019, the present SLP is preferred before\nthe Hon\u2019ble Supreme Court of India. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ISSUES\nRAISED<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Whether\nit is necessary to decide the custody of the child by giving primary importance\nto statutory rules, procedure or precedent? <\/li><li>What\nweightage shall be given to the testimony of the child, who is capable of\nrendering and making prudent &#038; reasonable understanding about his\/her\nwelfare and well-being?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>RULING\nOF THE COURT\/ THE COURT HELD THAT<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After\nanalysing the reports of the 3 counsellors set up by the Family Court and\nhaving private interaction with the petitioner, respondent and child. The court\nis of the considerate view that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Minor\n\u00a0 girl \u00a0 is \u00a0 certainly \u00a0 capable \u00a0 of \u00a0 forming\n\u00a0 an \u00a0 intelligent preference\u00a0regarding\u00a0her\u00a0custody. <\/li><li>Unequivocal\nabout her desire, the minor would like to reside with her father and she also\nstated\u00a0that she received love and affection from her father, who was\ntaking care of her\u00a0food,\u00a0education,\u00a0and\u00a0would\u00a0assist\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0school\nprojects\u00a0and\u00a0activities.<\/li><li>Reliance\nwas placed on the leading case of <em>Nil Ratan Kundu &#038; Anr. v. Abhijit\nKundu, <\/em>quoting the following ratio and thus providing custody to the\nrespondent and upholding the impugned order of High Court which upheld the\ndecision of the Family Court:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018While\nexercising the <em>parens patriae jurisdiction<\/em>, the Court is required to\ngive due weight to the ordinary comfort of the child, contentment,\nintellectual, moral and physical development, health, education and\ngeneral\u00a0maintenance,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0favourable\u00a0surroundings.\nThe Court os not bound either by statutes, nor by strict rules of evidence, nor\nprocedure or precedent. In deciding the issue of custody, the paramount\nconsideration should be the welfare and well-being of the child.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thus,\nthe Family Court\u2019s order dated 03.05.2019 was affirmed by which the interim\ncustody was given to the respondent and this order would guide the visitation\nrights of the Petitioner. 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