Minor’s Custody With Paternal Relatives Cannot Be Termed Unlawful Confinement Merely Due to Mother’s Custody Right: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has set aside an order of the Sessions Court in a dispute over the custody of a minor girl and sent the matter back for fresh consideration. The petition was filed by the minor’s paternal grandmother and paternal aunts. The child had remained in their custody since she was 13 days old. The child’s biological mother had approached the trial court under Section 97 of the…