Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Kutch Widow Seeks Custody of Six Children From Daughter
A mother in Gujarat is asking the High Court to let her take care of her six younger children.
The children are between three and 14 years old.
They are currently staying with their oldest sister, who is 22 and married.
The mother says she was not allowed to take the children when she left her daughter’s home.
She also says her daughter used her bank accounts and took about Rs 15 lakh.
A lower court did not give her custody because it found that the children were staying with their sister willingly.
The High Court has now asked the daughter and officials to respond.
The court will consider the case after receiving those replies.
A 38-year-old Kutch widow has petitioned the Gujarat High Court for custody of her six minor children.
The children, aged three to 14, are currently living with their 22-year-old married eldest sister and her family.
The woman alleges her daughter took control of her bank accounts and misappropriated about Rs 15 lakh.
A Mundra court previously rejected her custody plea, saying the children were not forcibly detained and were living willingly with their sister.
The High Court issued notices to the daughter, son-in-law, and Kutch police officials, seeking replies by September 8.
- Who
- A 38-year-old widow, her 22-year-old eldest daughter, and the woman’s six minor children are involved; the Gujarat High Court is hearing the petition.
- What
- The widow has filed a habeas corpus petition seeking custody of her six minor children and has alleged bank-account misuse involving about Rs 15 lakh.
- When
- The High Court issued notices on August 25 and sought replies by September 8; the report was published on August 27.
- Where
- The case is before the Gujarat High Court and concerns the family’s dispute in Kutch district, Gujarat.
- Why
- The mother says she was prevented from taking her children after leaving her daughter’s home and that she is their natural guardian.
Mother’s Claims
Daughter’s Position and Earlier Court Finding
Custody of the children
Mother’s Claims
The mother says she is the children’s natural guardian and wants custody, particularly because the youngest child is three years old.
Daughter’s Position and Earlier Court Finding
The Mundra court found that the children were not forcibly detained and were willingly living with their eldest sister and her family.
Events after the mother left
Mother’s Claims
The mother alleges she was not allowed to take the six children when she left her daughter’s home.
Daughter’s Position and Earlier Court Finding
The children remained with their eldest sister and her family; the daughter’s response to the High Court notice was still awaited.
Bank accounts
Mother’s Claims
The mother alleges that her daughter gained control of her bank accounts without free will or informed consent and withdrew about Rs 15 lakh.
Daughter’s Position and Earlier Court Finding
The daughter was issued notice by the High Court, and the article does not report her response to the financial allegations.
- Petitioner
- A 38-year-old widow from Kutch district
- Children
- Six minors aged between three and 14 years
- Current caregivers
- The petitioner’s 22-year-old married eldest daughter and her family
- Alleged financial loss
- Approximately Rs 15 lakh allegedly withdrawn and misappropriated from the petitioner’s bank accounts
- Earlier ruling
- A Mundra court rejected the custody plea, finding the children were not forcibly detained
- High Court action
- Notices issued to the daughter, son-in-law, Kutch Superintendent of Police and Nakhatrana police inspector
- Next response date
- September 8