Legal Quotes

1.  Judge F. Dennis Saylor: “Whether someone is a ‘victim’ is a conclusion to be reached at the end of a fair process, not an assumption to be made at the beginning. Each case must be decided on its own merits, according to its own facts.” — John Doe v. Brandeis
2. "Grant of appropriate remedy is not the discretion of the judge but his obligation. Justice must be tempered with mercy but justice cannot be substituted for mercy.” Justice Ashok Bhushan in his farewell speech
3. "Presumption of the Family Court that a boy will be comfortable with his father in adolescent age does not have any basis and such generalized conclusion is unwarranted and not supported by any evidence." Dr.V.Sridevi Vs Dr.C.S.Mani
4. "Every person has a right to develop his or her potential. In fact a right to development is a basic human right." Dr.V.Sridevi Vs Dr.C.S.Mani
5. "Undoubtedly, the respondent, as the father, is entitled to have adequate rights of access and visitation. A balance has to be drawn so as to ensure that in a situation where the parents are in a conflict, the child has a sense of security. The interests of the child are best subserved by ensuring that both the parents have a presence in his upbringing." Mrs Ritika Sharan Vs Mr Sujoy Ghosh (Three judge bench of SC - DY Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra)
6. "While the parents of the appellant may have volunteered at least temporarily to relocate from NOIDA to Bengaluru to help the appellant in looking after the child" Mrs Ritika Sharan Vs Mr Sujoy Ghosh (Three judge bench of SC - DY Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra)
7. "supervised access can be given when there's a concern of safety and such concern should be on valid grounds"
8. “That the mere fact that the spouse with whom the child is living is having a source of income, even if sufficient, would in no way absolve the other spouse of his obligation to make his contribution towards the maintenance and welfare of the child,” Sukhjinder Singh Saini vs Harvinder Kaur in 2017 (Delhi HC)
9. Access is the legal term for the right of the child and parent to spend time together. Although they may not have a role in making decisions, a parent with access has the right to receive information about the child's education, health, and well-being. Other family members, like grandparents, can also have the right to access. Usually a parent who does not have custody will have access to the child. [Canada Law]
10. The right to access is also the child's right. The parent with custody can't refuse access to the other parent because of bad feelings between them or failure to pay child support.  [Canada Law]
11. "a father who is ready and willing to pay maintenance for his daughter is also entitled to see his daughter at least on festivals, her birthday or at regular interval." (Vivek says bs, I meet my enemies more often than on festivals, birthday, does that create parent-child bond? Isn't it mockery of justice by supposedly Ld. judge.) [Manpreet Singh Bhatia vs Sumita Bhatia on 20 October, 2016]
12. "Private counsel not allowed to argue, exam or cross-exam in cases vs. state." -- Let PP handle the case and private counsel should not override PP authority by arguing, examining or cross-examining witnesses. (SC, 2019) [Rekha Murarka vs State of West Bengal]
13. "Though the Supreme Court has enunciated the principle, High Courts still need to follow and build upon it. The lower judiciary needs to be educated that these principles are the cornerstone of our justice system and cannot be treated as abstract ideas far removed from reality." Article by Malavika Rajakotia
14. “One cannot put value to the time and effort put in by the mother in upbringing of the child. No doubt mother, if she is earning, should also contribute towards the expenses of the child but the expenses cannot be divided equally between the two,” Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Delhi HC 
    12. https://www.shoneekapoor.com/earning-mother-to-share-maintenance-child/