Children Are Not Parents' Property or Be Treated as Chattel! Bombay High Court Orders Mother To Bring Son From Abroad To Meet His Father
While hearing a petition of a father who wanted to meet his 15-year-old son, who has been living with his mother in Thailand, Bombay High Court asked the woman to make sure the boys gets to meet his father and siblings.
Bombay High Court released a judgement on Wednesday (April 12) in a case of a 15-year-old child who lives with his mother in Thailand. The court received a petition from the father who wants to meet his son. So, the judgement was released in his favour, asking the mother to bring the child to India and let him meet his siblings and father. Court observed that in such cases parents treat children as "chattel or property where parents would have the absolute right over the life and destiny." Bombay High Court Says Marital Disputes Are Most Bitterly Fought Cases in Country; Asks Woman To Bring Son to India From Abroad.
Treatment of Children in Matrimonial Disputes
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