IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 21.02.2025 Jatinder Singh ... Petitioner V/S Amarjit Kaur and another .... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUVIR SEHGAL Present: Mr.Sarju Puri, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Gagandeep Singh Virk, Advocate for the caveator-respondents.

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SUVIR SEHGAL, J. (ORAL)

1. By way of instant revision petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, petitioner has approached this Court for setting aside the order dated 23.01.2025, Annexure P-1, passed by the Family Court, SBS Nagar, whereby on an application filed by the respondent- mother, interim custody of the minor daughter, has been handed over to her.

2. I have heard Mr. Sarju Puri, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Gagandep Singh Virk, Advocate for the caveator -respondent.

3. Undisputedly, the date of birth of the minor girl child is 31.05.2020 and the child is below five years of age. Section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, (for short ‘the Act’)

provides thus:-

“6. Natural guardians of a Hindu minor.— The natural guardian of a Hindu minor, in respect of the minor’s person as well as in respect of the minor’s property (exclu