Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Telangana High Court Cancels Parallel Child Visitation Order
A father wanted permission to visit his young daughter.
A Delhi family court had already agreed that he could see her every other Sunday.
Later, he obtained another visitation order from a family court in Hyderabad.
The child’s mother challenged that second order.
The Telangana High Court said the earlier agreement should have been considered.
It cancelled the Hyderabad order.
The court sent the matter back for a new decision.
The father’s visitation arrangements will therefore be reconsidered.
The Telangana High Court set aside a Hyderabad family court order granting a father interim visitation rights.
The father had already obtained a May 19, 2025, consent order from a Delhi Family Court.
That earlier order allowed him to meet his minor daughter on alternate Sundays.
The child’s mother challenged the Hyderabad order, alleging the husband pursued parallel remedies.
The High Court remanded the matter for fresh consideration after finding the earlier arrangement had not been considered.
- Who
- The Telangana High Court, the child’s father, and the child’s mother were involved; Justices K. Lakshman and K. Sujana heard the case.
- What
- The High Court set aside an interim visitation order issued by a Hyderabad family court and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.
- When
- The Delhi consent order was dated May 19, 2025; the High Court issued its observations on August 24.
- Where
- The challenged order was issued by a family court in Hyderabad, while the earlier consent order came from a Delhi Family Court.
- Why
- The father had already agreed to a Delhi visitation arrangement but later sought parallel relief from the Hyderabad Family Court.
Mother’s challenge
Father’s visitation request
Whether the Hyderabad order should stand
Mother’s challenge
The mother challenged the order, alleging that the father pursued parallel remedies despite an earlier Delhi visitation order.
Father’s visitation request
The father had obtained interim visitation rights from the Hyderabad Family Court, where he resides.
Effect of the earlier agreement
Mother’s challenge
The earlier Delhi consent arrangement should be taken into account when deciding visitation.
Father’s visitation request
The father had already agreed to meet the child on alternate Sundays under the Delhi order; the High Court said he should not have sought parallel relief.
- Court
- Telangana High Court
- Judges
- Justices K. Lakshman and K. Sujana
- Earlier order
- A Delhi Family Court consent order dated May 19, 2025
- Earlier visitation arrangement
- The father could meet his daughter on alternate Sundays
- Challenged order
- An interim visitation order from a Hyderabad family court
- Outcome
- The High Court set aside the Hyderabad order and remanded the matter for fresh consideration