P&H: Declines Habeas Corpus in Child Custody Dispute, Says Family Court Is Proper Forum
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by Sukhjit Kaur seeking custody of her two minor children, holding that the dispute was essentially a custody battle between parents and could not be decided in writ jurisdiction.
Children were minors and were in the custody of their natural father, the respondent. The petitioner claimed that she had been forcibly ousted from the matrimonial home and that the father had illegally taken custody of the children. She also alleged that the children shared strong emotional bonds with her and that their welfare would be adversely affected...
