SHANTI DEVI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) A letter was received by this Court which was written on 2.12.1999 by Smt. Shanti Devi alleging that her husband has died and she has been ousted from her -in -laws house and her three minor children has been kept in illegal custody by her in -laws.

(2.) THIS court issued a notice to the Supdt. of Police, Hanumangarh calling upon him to cause production of minors Naresh Kumar, Sona Bai and Veerpal Kaur and inform the petitioner Smt. Shanti Devi also. In pursuance of this direction notices were issued fixing the date of hearing on 24.4.2000. On 24.4.2000 a detailed affidavit was furnished by Smt. Shanti Devi along with some documents. Smt. Shanti Devi along with her parents as well as three minor children along with their paternal grand -parents are present in the court.

(3.) THE veracity of assertions made in the complaint is yet to be examined by the appropriate authority. We refrain ourselves from making any comments on merit of the complaint. However, for the present purposes suffice it to state that in the chain of events, this complaint does not support the case of the petitioner about the custody of her minor children with the paternal grand -parents to be illegal and unlawful.