Mr. Yogesh Kumar Tripathi v. Mrs. Anindita Mathur
Case brief
What is this about?
Visitation rights of father; minor child aged about three years; modification of interim visitation order; Section 12 Guardian and Wards Act; Article 227 writ petition; G&WC No.410/2023; Principal Judge Family Court Bengaluru; visitation room Nyayadegula; first and third Saturdays; extension of visitation from one hour to two hours (03.00 p.m. to 05.00 p.m.); mother and her family members excluded from visitation; highly secured visitation venue; best interests of the child; six-month duration with Family Court review; Karnataka High Court; Dr. Justice Chillakur Sumalatha.
What did the court decide?
Visitation extended from one hour to two hours: petitioner-father permitted to interact with the child between 03.00 p.m. and 05.00 p.m. on first and third Saturdays of every month at the same venue fixed by the Family Court; respondent-mother and her family members directed to keep away during visitation; arrangement to operate for six months or till disposal of G&WC No.410/2023, whichever is earlier, with the Family Court to review and pass fresh orders if the matter remains pending thereafter.