Subhasish Sarkar v. Ranajit Kumar Malakar & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Custody of minor aged 17½ years; child's expressed wish in Court to stay with grandparents; custody not disturbed, discretion left to near-major child to live with grandparents or father; father to bear educational and other expenses of the son; visitation as per earlier order of 16.03.2026; deletion of deceased Court-appointed guardian's name (respondent no. 1 Ranajit Kumar Malakar) from record; FMA 146 of 2023 with CAN 4 of 2023 disposed; no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
FMA 146 of 2023 with CAN 4 of 2023 disposed of with the aforesaid observations; visitation to continue as ordered on 16.03.2026 at a place to be fixed by counsel; father to meet the son's educational and other expenses to the extent he can; name of the deceased guardian (respondent no. 1) deleted from the record; custody of the 17½-year-old son left undisturbed with liberty to the boy to live with his grandparents or his father; no order as to costs.