Supreme Court of India

MOHTASHEM BILLAH MALIK versus SANA AFTAB

2026 INSC 118

Case number: CIVIL APPEAL No. 771/2026
Judgment date: 2026-02-04
Petitioner / appellant: MOHTASHEM BILLAH MALIK
Respondent: SANA AFTAB
Neutral citation: 2026 INSC 118
Other citation: [2026] 2 S.C.R. 352
CNR: ESCR010000432026
Bench / judges: PANKAJ MITHAL, SARASA VENKATANARAYANA BHATTI
Author judge: PANKAJ MITHAL
Bench size: 2 Judges
Disposal nature: Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year: 2026

Issue for consideration

Matter pertains to the dispute regarding the custody of two minor sons born to the appellant-husband and the respondent-wife.

Headnote excerpt

Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 – s.25 – Custody of minors – Appellant-husband and respondent-wife, both Indian – Matrimonial dispute between them, culminating in divorce and the custody of the minors given to the wife while guardianship given to the husband by the Qatar court – Allegedly, the wife removed the minors from Qatar to India during their academic session, without the knowledge and

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