Mother’s Custody Upheld as Court Flags Welfare Concerns, Child’s Preferences, and Father’s Dubai Trip Breach in Long-Running Dispute: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court delivered an important decision in the matter of interim child custody between estranged spouses Gautam Mehra and Sonia Mehra. The couple, married in 2009, share two children—a teenage daughter and a nine-year-old son. Their marital relationship broke down sharply in 2023, leading to multiple petitions and emotional hearings before the courts. The dispute grew intense when Gautam moved out of the matrimonial home in Chhattarpur and…