Absence of joint parentage violates fundamental rights; Plea in SC challenges laws on custody, guardianship of children

Absence of joint parentage violates fundamental rights; Plea in SC challenges laws on custody, guardianship of children

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court contending that absence of shared parentage under Indian laws and entrusting the custody of child exclusively to one parent in case of separation of spouses affects the fundamental rights of parents and child. On this ground, the petitioner has challenged the Constitutional validity of various laws on custody and guardianship in India.

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