Adultery Coupled with Neglect Toward Child Can Lead to Loss of Custody for Mother: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court, in a recent judgment, held that while allegations of adultery alone are not sufficient grounds to deny custody, when accompanied by deliberate neglect and abandonment of parental responsibilities, they may justify denial of interim custody. The ruling was delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, who upheld the Family Court’s order granting custody of a minor child to the…