FL-0025Fault Lines · Family · Wanted
The Mother as Natural Guardian
Scope
The statute says the father and "after him" the mother. The Court read "after" as "in the absence of"; the text remains.
Authorities to start from
- Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, § 6(a)
- Githa Hariharan v. RBI, (1999) 2 SCC 228
- ABC v. State (NCT of Delhi), (2015) 10 SCC 1
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