Gajanan Shivlungi Ankatwar v. Swapna Gajanan Ankatwar
Case brief
What is this about?
Gajanan V Swapna, Writ Petition No.591/2026, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, Coram: Prafulla S. Khubalkar, J., decided 30-01-2026. Single-judge dismissal of the natural father's writ petition under Article 227 against the Ad-hoc District Judge-1, Kelapur's order dated 16-10-2025 rejecting his custody application for minor daughter Sharvari under Section 25 of the Guardian and Wards Act read with Section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956. Held: welfare of the girl child is paramount; no material showing custody with the natural mother is dangerous; FIR alleging petitioner's second marriage and pending inter-se criminal case weighed with the trial Court; custody remains with the mother; no perversity; no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
None - writ petition dismissed with no order as to costs.