High Court dismissed a Habeas Corpus petition filed by a widow concerning the custody of her minor children with her sister-in-law, finding no substance due to a prior Family Court order already in force.
Petition dismissed; petitioner at liberty to avail other remedies permitted by law.
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I n The Hi gh Cour t of Judi cat ur e f or Raj ast han Jai pur Bench, Jai pur O R D E R D. B. Ci vi l Wr i t Habeas Cor pus Pet i t i on No. 07/ 2015
Dat e : 21/ 01/ 2015
Hon' bl e Mr . Just i ce Aj ay Rast ogi Hon' bl e Mr . Just i ce J. K. Ranka
Mr . Neer aj Bat r a Adv. , f or pet i t i oner .
I nst ant pet i t i on has been f i l ed by t he wi dow and her compl ai nt i s t hat bot h her mi nor chi l dr en af t er her husband' s deat h ar e i n cust ody of her si st er - i n- l aw t o whom she has i mpl eaded as par t y r espondent and submi t s t hat t he appl i cat i on has been f i l ed bef or e t he l ear ned Fami l y Cour t t o pr oduce her mi nor chi l dr en and despi t e or der has been passed by t he l ear ned Fami l y Cour t on 06. 08. 2014 t o pr oduce bot h t he mi nor chi l dr en bef or e t he l ear ned Fami l y Cour t but st i l l no act i on has been t aken and she f eel s her sel f hel pl ess and i s unabl e t o t ake deci si on as t o what f ur t her st eps she shoul d t ake whi ch i s per mi t t ed under l aw t o pr ocur e pr esence of t he mi nor chi l dr en.
I t i s al ways open f or t he pet i t i oner t o t ake deci si on whi ch may come t o her r escue & per mi t t ed under l aw but at l east cannot be consi der ed t o be an i l l egal det ent i on whi ch may cal l upon t hi s Cour t t o i nvoke j ur i sdi ct i on of t hi s Cour t u/ Ar t . 226 of t he Const i t ut i on of I ndi a t r eat i ng t o be a habeas cor pus pet i t i on and whi ch cannot be sai d t o be i l l egal i n vi ew of t he f act s br ought t o our not i ce.
We do not f i nd any subst ance i n t he habeas cor pus pet i t i on and i s accor di ngl y di smi ssed. However , t he pet i t i oner i s at l i ber t y t o avai l r emedy whi ch t he l aw per mi t s.
( J. K. Ranka) , J. ( Aj ay Rast ogi ) , J.
VS/
Certificate - All corrections have been incorporated in the judgment/ order being emailed/ Vijay Singh Shekhawat/ PAJW
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner's Habeas Corpus petition regarding the custody of minor children by her sister-in-law has substance.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
The Widow
Sister-in-law
Ajay Rastogi
J. K. Ranka
As recorded by the court registry
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