Supreme Court grants custody of child to father in transnational guardianship case, asks for mirror order from Nairobi court

The Court noted that though its judgment would not be binding on the Nairobi court, it would have "great persuasive value".
Justices UU Lalit, Indu Malhotra and Hemant Gupta
Justices UU Lalit, Indu Malhotra and Hemant Gupta

The Supreme Court, in a 2:1 judgment, granted custody of a child to the father after the 11-year-old expressed his desire to live with that latter.

The Court has thus ordered the father to get a mirror order reflecting its judgment from a court in Nairobi, Kenya (Smriti Madan Kansagra v. Perry Kansagra).

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