Aayat Aziz Thru. Her Mother Shakila Bano v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home U.P. Lko. and 6 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:4996; HABEAS CORPUS WRIT PETITION No. 344 of 2024; decided 27.1.2025 by Subhash Chandra Sharma, J.; petitioner Aayat Aziz (minor, aged about 7) through mother Shakila Bano; respondents State of U.P. through Principal Secretary, Department of Home and 6 others; counsel: Janardan Dixit (petitioner), G.A., Bajhul Quamar Siddiqui, Gyan Sagar Gupta (respondents). Subject matter: habeas corpus and mandamus for custody of minor daughter living with father; fundamental rights Article 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India; welfare/upbringing comparison between father (natural guardian, at home) and mother (teacher, living with her parents). Outcome: petition dismissed; custody remained with father. No precedent cases cited; no statutory provision beyond Articles 19 and 21; no amount awarded.
What did the court decide?
The court found that, the child being aged about 7 years and living with her father while studying in Public School, it cannot be said that her upbringing is not better in the custody of her father.