In Brief
Sheoli Hati and Somnath Das, a married couple with a daughter, disputed custody and visitation rights following the wife's complaint against the husband. The Family Court awarded the child's custody to the mother until age 11, with conditional visitation rights and school vacation access to the father. Both parties appealed. The Supreme Court, noting the child's welfare as paramount, declined to finally decide the matter itself. Instead, it remitted the appeals to the High Court for final determination, transmitting all relevant reports in sealed cover, emphasizing that all material before the parties should be considered when deciding custody issues.
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