The Supreme Court has ruled that Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash's four-year-old son will live with his mother Nikita Singhania.
The verdict was in response to a plea by Anju Devi, the mother of Atul Subhash, seeking custody of her grandson.
Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice SC Sharma delivered the verdict.
The judges spoke to the child via video link before giving a ruling on the matter.
Atul Subhash had died by suicide in December 2024 and accused his estranged wife Nikita Singhania of mental harassment.
Atul Subhash and Nikita Singhania married in 2019 and got their son in 2020.
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The apex court had earlier on Monday directed the estranged wife of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash, to produce their minor son before it.
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma told the lawyer appearing for Subhash's estranged wife Nikita Singhania to produce the child through video-conferencing.
After the child of Atul Subhash and Nikita Singhania was produced in court via Video Conferencing, the court proceedings went offline to protect the identity of the child.
The Supreme Court had earlier been informed by Nikita Singhania that the child dropped out of school in Haryana and was currently residing with the mother in Bengaluru.
Nikita Singhania, along with her mother and brother, was arrested shortly after Atul Subhash's death based on a complaint filed by his brother. The police reported that they were charged with demanding ₹3 crore to withdraw police cases against Subhash.
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