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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 6940

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, M.B. SNEHALATHA, JJ
MIDHULA R. – Appellant
Versus
DILEEP P. – Respondent
RP NO. 39 OF 2026 | OP (FC) NO.430 OF 2025



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Shri.Sarath M.S.
For the Respondents: Sri Balram S A

Child custody arrangements modified by mutual consent of both parents.

Headnote:The review petition seeks to modify custody exchange directions, allowing the father interim custody of the child every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Erode, with advanced notice for any changes to Palakkad. The parties consented to this modification, reflecting mutual agreement. The court's decision reflects a reasoned approach to child custody.

Table of Content
1. modification request for custody arrangements. (Para 1)
2. consent agreement on scheduling custody exchanges. (Para 2 , 3 , 4)

Devan Ramachandran , J.

The limited plea in this petition, seeking review of the judgment of this Court, is that the place of exchange qua direction No.2 in the judgment be altered to Erode, whenever the petitioner is unable to travel to Palakkad.

2. We do not require to write a contested judgment because, the parties are now in consent.

3. Sri.Balram S.A. – appearing for the father, submitted that he is willing to travel to Erode every weekend to see the child.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner – mother, Sri.Sarath M.S., agreed that if the father is to travel to Erode every weekend, the child can be given to him in custody from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. He then added that whenever his client travels to Palakkad, where her parental home is, she will intimate the respondent at least one week in advance, so that the place of exchange on such Sundays can be at the “Fort Maidan”, Palakkad, as mentioned in direction No.2.

In the afore circumstances, we allow this review with the consent of both sides; and modify the directions therein in the following manner:

(a) The petitioner father will be in interim custody of the child from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. every Sunday henceforth and the place of exchange for this shall be the “Thindal Muruga Temple”, Erode.

(b) In the event the petitioner-mother travels to Palakkad on any such Sunday, she will intimate the respondent about it at least one week in advance, so that the place of exchange thereupon will be “Vadika, Fort Maidan”, Palakkad.

Sd/- DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN JUDGE Sd/- M.B. SNEHALATHA JUDGE stu APPENDIX OF RP NO. 39 OF 2026 PETITIONER ANNEXURES Annexure A1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN C.M.P. NO.2446/2024 IN M.C. NO.75/2024 ON THE FILE OF THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT, KARUNAGAPALLY DATED 3.6.2024

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