Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Bombay High Court Rules on Custody of 5-Year-Old
A grandmother was caring for her 5-year-old grandson.
The boy's parents wanted him back due to a property dispute.
The grandmother refused, citing her close bond with the child.
The court ruled that parents have the primary right to their child unless they are unfit.
Because the parents were deemed capable, the court ordered the grandmother to return the child and granted her visitation rights.
The Bombay High Court ruled in favor of the biological parents.
The court stated that the grandmother's emotional bond did not give her custody rights.
The parents had left the child with the grandmother to care for his twin.
A property dispute led to the father's request for custody.
The court found no reason to deny the parents custody.
- Who
- Bombay High Court, a 74-year-old grandmother, and the child's parents.
- What
- The court ordered the grandmother to return custody of her grandson to his parents.
- When
- The court made the ruling on Thursday and ordered the return of custody within two weeks.
- Where
- Bombay, India
- Why
- The court determined the grandmother's emotional bond did not supersede the parents' right to custody.
- Court
- Bombay High Court
- Child's Age
- 5 years old
- Child's Parents
- Biological
- Grandmother's Age
- 74 years old
- Reason for Custody Dispute
- Property dispute
- Court Order
- Grandmother to return custody in two weeks
