The Allahabad High Court has held that disputes over the custody of minor children cannot be decided merely on the legal rights claimed by either parent, with the welfare and best interests of the children remaining the paramount consideration. Justice Sandeep Jain, after examining the financial, residential and emotional circumstances of the family, directed that
Child Custody Must Be Decided on Welfare, Not Competing Parental Rights: Allahabad High Court Hands Custody to Father
