Devan Ramachandran, J.

The limited plea of the petitioner in this case is that the order of the learned Family Court, Palakkad, in I.A.No.2/2024 dated 22.06.2024, be modified, thereby, granting him interim custody of his daughter from 11 A.M to 5 P.M on Saturdays and Sundays every week.

2. Before we move forward, we must record that we had an interaction with the child, who was present before us along with the parties on 25.02.2026. Our observations on that day are recorded in our order, which is as follows: “The parties were before us today along with the child.

2. We interacted with the child, who showed a preference to be with the mother. But agreed to interact with the father. We thus allowed her to be with her father for over two hours within the court premises and talked to her again.

3. The child reiterated that she wants to be with the mother, but without any reluctance to interact with her father; though saying that she does not want to stay with him.

Post on 27.02.2026, for further consideration.”

3. It is thus indubitable that the child has no objection to be with her father, but does not want to stay with him. The request of the father is that he be allowed to spend time wit