SC agrees to hear plea seeking reforms on shared parenting of child in divorce, separation cases

The Supreme Court Friday asked the Centre to respond to a plea seeking reforms on shared parenting of a child in cases of divorced or separated parents.

A bench of Justices S A Bobde and B R Gavai issued notice to the Centre on the plea which has sought slew of directions to Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) and family courts for implementation of shared parenting in cases of divorce, marital disputes or unmarried parents so that the child is directly in contact with both the parents for his or her well being.

"Issue notice," the bench said.

At the outset, the bench said that it was a matter for the parliament to look into. "We have seen it is a very noble cause but what can the court do in this case."