Summary:
The child attached to these family members and handing over her custody to father would affect her adversely The child attached to these family members and handing over her custody to father would affect her adversely. Advocate Subhash Jha argued that maternal family has no authority to retain custody of the child, it amounts to illegal detention. It cannot be said the welfare of the child will be seriously compromised if the custody is handed over to the father." The court though granted access rights to two family members of the wife to meet the child one day every week at the father's house..