Overview

• The father’s initial petition in the Kaij family court was denied an urgent hearing despite the child’s critical medical condition.
• Justice Rohit Joshi’s Aurangabad vacation bench rebuked the family court judge for his failure to prioritize the toddler’s need for surgery.
• The mother was admonished for opposing interim custody even as she acknowledged her son’s requirement for an operation.
• The High Court mandated that the child remain with his father during hospitalization, with custody reverting to the mother subject to medical advice.
• The toddler is slated for open heart surgery at MGM Hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in the first week of June.