JUDGMENT

Amol Rattan Singh, J. - All cases listed today have been taken up for hearing by way of video conferencing because of the situation existing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

1. By this petition, the petitioner seeks the issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus to secure the release of her son, Advait Gupta, who is allegedly in the illegal custody of respondents no.5 to 9, specifically respondent no. 7, Minakshi Gupta, who claims to have legally adopted the child, with the consent of her husband, Sai Kiran (who is not a respondent in the petition).

It is pertinent to mention here that the petitioner unfortunately having been widowed in July 2019, respondents no.5 and 6 are her father-in-law and mother-in-law, respectively.

However, the actual grievance of the petitioner as regards the custody of her son, is with respondents no.7 to 9, with the custody of the minor child, who is stated to have been born on 31.05.2019, being with respondent no.7, i.e. Minakshi Gupta.

2. It being a case of the custody of a small child, it is appropriate to notice here itself the proceedings before this court, before arguments were actually addressed by all learned counsel, as also to noti