News > Parents’ rights are irrelevant when deciding custody of child, says Supreme Court

Parents’ rights are irrelevant when deciding custody of child, says Supreme Court

Scroll | 13/01/2022 07:10 PM | Click to read full article

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the rights of parents were irrelevant when it comes to custody proceedings of a child, Bar and Bench reported. The child’s welfare is of utmost importance in such circumstances, the court said.

A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka also said that custody of a minor and the matter of his repatriation to his native country can only be addressed on the criteria of the child’s welfare and not based on the legal rights of the parents.

-