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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 10008

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, M.B. SNEHALATHA, JJ
DR. SHERIN MARIYA WILLIAMS – Appellant
Versus
MANUEL SHAJU – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.GEORGE VARGHESE(PERUMPALLIKUTTIYIL), SRI.MANU SRINATH, SHRI.LIJO JOHN THAMPY, SMT.NIVEDITA MUCHILOTE, SHRI.RIYAS M.B., SMT.RUKSANA SATHAR P.A.

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1. challenges to custody arrangements. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. court's observations on evidence and welfare. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)

JUDGMENT The petitioner challenges Ext.P1 order of the learned Family Court, Kunnamkulam, because it has directed her to give interim custody of her child to the respondent - father, every Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on the first five days of Onam, Christmas and summer vacations.

2. Sri.George Varghese(Perumpallikuttiyil) - learned counsel for the petitioner, conceded that the impugned order also has a direction that the children be given to the father from 10 a.m. on 26.12.2025, till 5 p.m. on 27.12.2025; but that this could not be complied with because, the said order was received by his client later. He added that there is no controversy on this as of now.

3. The learned counsel then argued that, the handing over of the child for five days during Onam, and Christmas holidays, as also summer vacations, to the father, in his client’s view, is dangerous because, whenever the child is given in his interim custody even on Saturdays, as per the impugned order, she comes back sad and tired, since she was not taken care of by him.

4. We are afraid t

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