SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA
Sanjay Sharma – Appellant
Versus
Dolly @ Sakhi Sharma – Respondent
JUDGMENT
S.K. Mishra, J.—The writ petition has been preferred assailing the order dated 24.03.2025 passed by the learned Judge, Family Court, Cuttack in I.A. No. 117 of 2024 (arising out of C.P. No.543 of 2024), vide which the Petitioner”s prayer for visitation right with his minor son, namely, Shivay Sharma, who is aged about 7 years, stood rejected.
2. The undisputed background of the present lis is that the Petitioner and the Opposite Party No. 1, Dolly @ Sakhi Sharma, got married on 09.07.2011, lived together for around five years, and then separated due to temperamental differences. The Opposite Party No.1 instituted MAT Case No.94 of 2023 under section 13(1)(i- a)&(i-b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, shortly, “the Act, 1955”, before the learned Judge, Family Court, Bargarh. The said case was decreed ex parte against the Petitioner, dissolving the marriage. Thereafter the Opposite Party No.1 remarried one Ashok Ladha, an elderly person having three children from his first marriage, out of which one got married.
3. It is the case of the Petitioner that the parties had agreed that their daughter “Shanvi Sharma” would remain in the custody of the Opposite Party No.1 and their s
Custody of child – Court is required to decide issue of visitation on the basis of what is in best interest of child.
Visitation rights are critical for the welfare of children in custody disputes, and courts must uphold these rights unless substantial evidence suggests otherwise.
A natural parent has a right to visitation with their child unless serious allegations against them are substantiated, prioritizing the child's welfare and emotional bonding.
Minor child needs love, affection, company and protection of both parents, which is his basic human right.
The court emphasized that visitation rights for non-custodial parents are essential for the child's welfare, ensuring they maintain contact with both parents.
The welfare of the child is paramount, requiring both parents to foster a loving relationship and avoid parental alienation.
Custody of child – Grant of custodial visitation right to father- Mother of child (custodial parent) shall not conceal the whereabouts of the child from father.
Maintenance case - Visiting right - Terms and conditions to exercise visitation rights contained in clause 9 can be varied, altered and modified, but frequency of visitation cannot be less than four ....
The welfare of the child is paramount in custody and visitation matters, and both parents have a right to access the child.
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