Family Court Has No Jurisdiction To Decide Guardianship Of Kids Ordinarily Residing Abroad: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court, in Dr. Mashmoom v. Mr. Sajid, has recently held that ordinary residence as mentioned in Section 9 of the Guardianship and Adoption Act does not include the temporary residence of children.Clarifying the meaning of word ‘ordinarily’, it held that it completely rules out the temporary residence of children.The appellant in this case had appealed against the decision...