Overview

• The Supreme Court reversed the Kerala High Court’s order, awarding sole custody of an 8-year-old girl to her mother and rescinding the father’s interim custody of his 3-year-old son.
• The court highlighted the father’s inability to provide home-cooked meals, which it deemed essential to the child’s physical and emotional well-being.
• Judges noted the lack of sibling companionship and emotional support during the girl’s stays with her father, who resides in a temporary rental in Thiruvananthapuram.
• The mother, who works from home and lives with her parents in Kerala, was found to offer a more stable and nurturing environment for the children.
• The father was granted alternate weekend visitation rights and biweekly video calls with his daughter, ensuring some continued contact under the revised arrangement.