Atul Subhash’s Son to Stay with His Mother, SC Decides

New Delhi, : Custody of the four-year-old son of Atul Subhash – the Bengaluru techie who died by suicide December – and Nikita Singhania – his estranged wife, whom he had accused of harassment leading to his death – will remain with his mother, the Supreme
Court said Monday evening. Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice SC Sharma delivered the verdict – in response to a plea by Anju Devi, Mr Subhash’s mother, who sought the boy’s custody – after speaking to the child via a video link. As the hearing began today, the petitioner sought a week’s time to file a more detailed affidavit. But Justice Nagarathna dismissed any such request, and said, “This is a habeas corpus (petition)… we want to see the child. Produce the child. The court will take up the matter after some time…” After a break of 45 minutes the boy appeared on a video link, at which time the court went offline – except for the link to the child – to protect his identity. Earlier this month Ms Singhania had told the court the boy was a student of a boarding school in Haryana’s Faridabad, and that he would be withdrawn to accompany his mother to Bengaluru.