The bench said being a “mature girl”, she was competent to take a decision for herself and during her interaction with the apex court judges from time to time during pendency of the matter, “she has unequivocally and without any reservation expressed her desire to be with her father”.
“From the interaction, it is clearly discernible that she is a mature girl who is in a position to weigh the pros and cons of two alternatives and to decide as to which course of action is more suited to her,” the bench said.
The woman had taken a decree of divorce from a UK Court while the man, who had shifted to India along with the child in 2010, obtained divorce from a court here.
In November 2009, the father had shifted to India, along with the child, and the mother had obtained British citizenship for her daughter in July 2010.
From Agencies, Featured image courtesy smc.edu
