The Supreme Court of India has upheld a Delhi High Court order requiring a mother to return her three-year-old son to his father in Canada after six years of living in India. The child was taken to India by the mother in 2019 without the father's knowledge, leading to a legal battle over custody. A Canadian court had previously ordered the child's return to Canada and granted the father temporary sole custody. The Delhi High Court ruled in July 2023 that allowing parents to challenge custody decisions in foreign courts and then seek relief in another country would undermine judicial authority. The Supreme Court agreed, dismissing the mother's appeal and affirming the need to respect international custody rulings.
Bias read (Center): The article presents a legal decision regarding international child custody without overtly favoring either parent or showing ideological bias. It focuses on the legal reasoning provided by the courts and does not employ loaded language or selectively omit perspectives. Both the father's and mother'






