Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Allahabad High Court Says Parents Cannot Force Adult Daughters Home
A mother asked the Allahabad High Court to bring her adult daughter before it.
The daughter, Kumari Pooja, is 25 years old.
She told the court that she was living by choice on her own in Delhi.
She said she did not want to live with her mother.
Pooja also alleged that she had been assaulted and abused at home, but her mother denied this.
The court said an adult cannot be made to live with a parent against her wishes.
It dismissed the mother’s petition.
The court said Pooja was free to choose where and with whom she lived.
The Allahabad High Court dismissed Kalawati Devi’s habeas corpus petition seeking the production of her 25-year-old daughter, Kumari Pooja.
Justice Sandeep Jain said an adult cannot be compelled to live with a parent against her expressed wishes.
Pooja told the court she was living independently in Delhi by choice and was not unlawfully detained.
She said she did not want to live with her mother and alleged assault and abuse at the parental home; her mother denied the allegations.
The court said Pooja was an adult who had voluntarily stated her wishes and could live where, and with whom, she chose.
- Who
- Kalawati Devi, her 25-year-old daughter Kumari Pooja, and the Allahabad High Court, in an order by Justice Sandeep Jain.
- What
- The court dismissed Kalawati Devi’s habeas corpus petition and affirmed Pooja’s freedom to choose where and with whom to live.
- When
- The order was dated September 28; the court had directed Pooja’s production on August 17, 2026.
- Where
- The Allahabad High Court; Pooja said she was living independently in Delhi.
- Why
- Pooja told the court she was not unlawfully detained and did not wish to live with her mother.
Pooja's account
Kalawati Devi's position
Where Pooja should live
Pooja's account
Pooja said she lived independently in Delhi by choice and did not wish to live with her mother.
Kalawati Devi's position
Kalawati Devi wanted her daughter to live with her at the parental home.
Alleged treatment at home
Pooja's account
Pooja alleged that her mother's conduct was not cordial and that she had frequently faced assault and abuse at the parental home.
Kalawati Devi's position
Kalawati Devi denied the allegations.
- Court
- Allahabad High Court
- Judge
- Justice Sandeep Jain
- Petitioner
- Kalawati Devi
- Daughter
- Kumari Pooja, 25
- Pooja's stated residence
- Delhi
- Petition
- Habeas corpus petition seeking Pooja's production before the court
- Outcome
- Petition dismissed; the court said Pooja could choose where and with whom to live
