IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK JAIN

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ON THE 30 OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. PETITION No. 521 of 2026 RAMGOPAL RAIKWAR AND OTHERS Versus SMT DEEPTI RAIKWAR Appearance:

Shri Prakhar Naveriya - Advocate for the petitioner.

ORDER By way of present petition challenge is made to the order dated 12-12-

2025, passed by the trial Court, thereby rejecting the objection of the petitioners (Grandparents of the child) as to territorial jurisdiction of the Court to entertain application under Section 10 and 25 of Guardians and Wards Act,1890.

2. The necessary facts for the purpose of disposal of present petition are that an application seeking custody of son aged about 12 years has been sought by the respondent No.1 who is mother of the said child and the child is presently in custody of his grandparents who have come up to this Court in the present petition. The father of the child has expired in the year 2023 as he was suffering from cancer leaving behind two children, one son aged around 12 years and one daughter aged around 7 years, out of which the son is now in custody of the grandparents while the daughter is in custody of the respondent No.1 i.e.