Court is not super guardian of adult offspring, says Supreme Court

Why it is in news?

  • A person upon attaining majority age or adulthood  is entitled to make her choice and courts cannot act as super guardians or assume the role of “parens patriae” as long as the choice remains, the Supreme Court said.

Parens Patriae

  • Parens Patriae is a doctrine under which a court acts as the provider of protection to those who are unable to take care for themselves, such as minors.

 

INDIAN EXPRESS

Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 6th Jan 2018