Sri G Muniraju v. Sri Prathap Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Child custody and visitation dispute between family members (grandparents' side versus father and step-mother) arising from G & WC.No.124/2023, VI Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru; cross writ petitions WP No.14632/2024 and WP No.12673/2024 (GM-FC) under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India; matter settled before Karnataka Mediation Centre by memorandum of settlement under Section 89 of CPC read with Rules 24 and 25 of the Karnataka Civil Procedure (Mediation) Rules, 2005; welfare and wellbeing of minor children; voluntariness of settlement recorded; both petitions disposed of in terms of settlement; no costs or amounts awarded; single-judge bench (Pradeep Singh Yerur, J.), decision dated 17.04.2025.
What did the court decide?
Both connected writ petitions disposed of in accordance with the memorandum of settlement arrived at between the parties before the Karnataka Mediation Centre, resolving child custody and visitation rights; the specific terms of the settlement are not reproduced in the order.