Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Supreme Court Warns Mother in Child Custody Dispute
A 12-year-old girl is caught in a family fight.
Her parents are divorced and fighting over who gets to take care of her.
The girl told her dad she wants 1 crore rupees to stay with him and even hit him with a stick.
The Supreme Court is now involved, telling the mother to stop influencing her daughter and is concerned about the child's well-being.
The court has sent both parents to mediation to help them agree on the situation.
A 12-year-old girl demanded Rs 1 crore from her father for custody.
The Supreme Court is hearing the child custody case.
The court warned the mother against influencing the child.
The father's lawyer stated the mother had deleted his name from school records.
The court referred the matter to mediation.
- Who
- A 12-year-old girl, her parents, and the Supreme Court are involved.
- What
- A child custody case involving a 12-year-old girl and her parents.
- When
- The Supreme Court is hearing the case recently. The incident where the girl demanded money and attacked her father happened recently as well.
- Where
- The case is being heard in the Supreme Court.
- Why
- The parents are disputing child custody and the mother may be influencing the child.
Mother's Actions
Father's Rights
Parental Influence
Mother's Actions
Mother's counsel said she was open to mediation.
Father's Rights
The Court warned her against spoiling her child's mind by dragging her into their issues and deleting father's name from the records.
- Child's Age
- 12 years old
- Demand
- Rs 1 crore for custody
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Father's Advocate
- PR Patwalia
- Mother's Advocate
- Anubha Agrawal
- Mediation
- Hon'ble Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri appointed as mediator