In Brief
Rajiv Vijayasarathy Ratnam appealed against an interim custody order of the High Court of Karnataka regarding his minor child. The Supreme Court modified the order by specifying the place of exchange (a temple), the time, and substituting a visitation date. The Court prohibited removal of the child from the country without High Court permission and restrained both parents from instituting fresh litigation against each other, family members, or the school without High Court approval. The Court directed all subordinate courts to expeditiously dispose of pending divorce and related matters within six months and clarified that the Family Court's custody arrangement would continue pending final judgment.
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