Advocate Devashish Maharishi | Best divorce case lawyer in karkardooma Court Delhi +91 85957 22509 Parvati v. Vyankat, Writ Petition No. 6529 of 2025, decided on 15-7-2025 Bombay High Court: The present writ petition was filed by the biological mother (Petitioner) of a five and half year-old daughter, challenging the rejection of her interim custody application by the District Judge. A Single Judge Bench of S.G. Chapalgaonkar, J., allowed the petition and granted interim custody of the minor girl to the mother, holding that under Section 6(a) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 (the ‘Act of 1956’), the mother was the natural guardian after the father’s death, unless it was established that she had an adverse interest or was incapable of securing the welfare of the minor. Decision: The Court acknowledged that while the child had been in the custody of the respondents for almost the last four years, despite that, the Court had to primarily look for the welfare of the child. ...