Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has directed a woman to bring her 14-year-old boy from Delhi to Mumbai to meet his 90-year-old grandmother on Christmas and also laid down a monthly visitation schedule after the latter moved the court through a habeas corpus petition.The grandmother, Sangeeta Sadhwani’s son had passed away several years ago, following which relations between the grandmother and the child’s mother deteriorated. The habeas corpus petition said that despite repeated requests, she was completely deprived of any meeting or communication with her grandson, causing her severe emotional distress.
The petitioner was represented by M/s YNA Legal LLP, through advocates Anvee Mehta, Dr. Suruchi Deshpande Yusuf and Dr. Yusuf Iqbal Yusuf. During the hearing, the child’s mother informed the court that she and the child were presently residing in Delhi. A division bench of justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Shyam C. Chandak, said, “In these circumstances, since Dec 25 being a Christmas holiday, we direct the minor to be brought by her to Mumbai and to be dropped at the residence of the Petitioner between 11.00 am to 12.00 noon and the child shall be permitted to be in her company till 5.00 pm. Since the mother is traveling from Delhi, we also expect one more visit of the child to the grandmother before the boy’s mother leaves for Delhi.”The HC also directed that the child must meet his grandmother on either the second or fourth Sunday of every month without fail, with the mother either accompanying the child or ensuring his visit. The mother was also directed to furnish her Delhi address and contact details to the investigating officer. The grandmother had made the police a party in the HC petition. In view of these directions, the bench disposed of the petition, holding that the reliefs sought had been substantially achieved.
