Veena Kumari & Anr. Vs Amar Singh & Anr. — Matrimonial and Divorce | Delhi HC (2025)

Veena Kumari & Anr. Vs Amar Singh & Anr. — Matrimonial and Divorce | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No relief to the appellants; the appeal was dismissed and the pending application (CM APPL. 31152/2025) disposed of. Separately, the exemption application CM APPL. 31151/2025 was allowed subject to all just exceptions.

Issue for consideration

Whether the High Court should interfere with the interim visitation rights granted by the Family Court to the respondents (paternal grandparents) to meet the minor child, as challenged by the appellant maternal grandparents.

Court's answer

The submission that the 10-year-old child had never met the respondents did not persuade the Court; it expressly stated it was not impressed with the submission.

Ratio / Principle

The appellants are the maternal grandparents and the respondents are the paternal grandparents of the child, whose parents have unfortunately passed away (the mother having died on 25.02.2024); the child should not be deprived of the love and affection of one set of grandparents.

Key takeaways

Only a small attempt had been made by the learned Family Court through the interim visitation arrangement, and the Division Bench declined to interfere with it.ratio¶15

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Division Bench: Navin Chawla and Renu Bhatnagar, JJ.; order dated 21.05.2025) dismissed MAT.APP.(F.C.) 188/2025 filed by Veena Kumari & Anr., the maternal grandparents of an approximately 10-year-old child whose parents are deceased (mother having passed away on 25.02.2024), challenging the interim order dated 01.04.2025 of the Family Court, East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, in GP No. 67/2024 (Amar Singh v. Rakesh Kumar) granting the paternal grandparents (Amar Singh & Anr., respondents, appearing Nemo) interim visitation with the child in the child visitation room at the Karkardooma Court Complex on every 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month between 11:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. The Court held the child should not be deprived of the love and affection of one set of grandparents, observed that only a 'small attempt' had been made by the Family Court, declined to interfere, dismissed the appeal and disposed of the pending application; the exemption application (CM APPL. 31151/2025) was allowed subject to all just exceptions.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

MAT.APP.(F.C.) 188/2025 VEENA KUMARI & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr.Deepak Sharma, Mr.Ajay Kumar Gond, Mr.SK Gautam & Ms.Sheettal Sharma, Advs

versus

AMAR SINGH & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Nemo.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR O R D E R % 21.05.2025 CM APPL. 31151/2025 (Exemption)

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

MAT.APP.(F.C.) 188/2025 & CM APPL. 31152/2025

This appeal has been filed by the appellants, challenging the Order dated 01.04.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge, Family Court, East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Family Court’) in GP No. 67/2024, titled Amar Singh v. Rakesh Kumar , granting interim visitation rights to the respondents herein, who are the paternal grandparents of the minor child, aged around 10 years, to meet the child in the child visitation room at the Karkardooma Court Complex on every 1^st and 3^rd Sunday of each month between 11:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M.

The learned counsel for the appellants submits that the child,

who is aged 10 years old, has never met the respondents.

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We are not impressed with the above submission.

The fact remains that the appellants are the maternal grandparents of the child, while the respondents are the paternal grandparents of the child. The parents of the child have unfortunately passed away, with the mother having left for heavenly abode on 25.02.2024. The child should not be deprived of the love and affection of one set of grandparents. At present, only a small attempt has been made by the learned Family Court in this regard, with which we would not like to interfere.

Accordingly, we do not find any merit in the present appeal. The same is dismissed. The pending application is also disposed of.

NAVIN CHAWLA, J

RENU BHATNAGAR, J

MAY 21, 2025 /rv

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This is a digitally signed order.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 26/05/2025 at 11:53:41