Archive · 25 May 2025
Calcutta HC: Grandparent Visits Benefit Children's Welfare
The Calcutta High Court said it's good for a child to see their grandparents.
The court was looking at a case where a dad wanted his daughter to visit him and his parents.
The judge said that seeing grandparents is usually helpful for a child and shouldn't be stopped.
The court told a lower court to rethink its decision.
The girl lives in Delhi and the dad lives in Kolkata.
The dad wanted the visits to be at his parents' house because of rent.
Calcutta High Court ruled that meeting grandparents is beneficial for a child.
The court addressed a case involving visitation rights between a father and daughter.
The father sought to have his daughter visit him and her grandparents in Kolkata.
A lower court initially rejected the father's request due to the child's school schedule.
The High Court directed the lower court to reconsider the request.
- Who
- Calcutta High Court, a father, and his daughter
- What
- The Calcutta High Court made a ruling on the importance of grandparent visits.
- When
- May 22, 2025
- Where
- Calcutta, India
- Why
- To determine the impact of grandparent visits on the child and the child's education.
Family Court
Calcutta High Court
Visitation Schedule
Family Court
The family court initially decided that the girl's education should be the top priority and that frequent visits to Kolkata were disruptive to her school schedule, thereby rejecting the father's plea to allow the girl to stay with her grandparents during visitation.
Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court's stance emphasizes that seeing grandparents is beneficial for the child, which shouldn't be limited to fit the curriculum and the schedule of the child.
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Case Involves
- Visitation rights
- Location of Daughter
- Delhi
- Location of Father
- Kolkata
- Issue
- Family Court's ruling limiting visitation.
