Child Custody | Forcibly Relocating Minor Doesn’t Make Parent an ‘Ordinary Resident’ for Guardianship Grant: Delhi High Court

In a significant ruling under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, the Delhi High Court clarified that a minor child's forceful relocation by one parent cannot be the basis for claiming territorial jurisdiction under Section 9 of the Act. The judgment was delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Renu Bhatnagar in the case titled Sunaina Rao Kommineni versus Abhiram Balusu. Background of the custody dispute…