Can you seek child custody through a habeas corpus petition? Andhra Pradesh HC explains

NEW DELHI: The Andhra Pradesh high court has dismissed a father's habeas corpus plea seeking custody of his two minor daughters, holding that a writ court cannot conduct a detailed inquiry into a child's welfare, and that such disputes must be decided under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, especially when guardianship proceedings are already pending elsewhere.

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