In Brief
A wife appealed against High Court orders in her divorce case that required their 10-year-old son to attend boarding school in Delhi and directed her to elect a single maintenance forum. The boy had studied continuously at his original school in Shahjanpur, where he was emotionally settled and academically performing well, and expressed clear reluctance to move. The Supreme Court held that the child's welfare is paramount and cannot be compromised by parental preferences. It allowed the boy to remain at his familiar school, set aside the boarding school direction, and granted the father visitation rights on weekends and public holidays. The High Court was directed to expeditiously decide the pending appeal on the main divorce matter."
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