Pendency Of Application For Child’s Custody Under DV Act Cannot Hamper Proceedings Under Guardians And Wards Act: Uttarakhand HC [Read JT]

The Uttarakhand High Court, on Thursday, ruled that the pendency of an application for child’s custody under Section 23 of the Domestic Violence Act cannot create an embargo for consideration of an application under Section 25 of the Guardians and Wards Act.The Bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma explained, “The intention of Section 23 under the...