Delhi High Court Fines Woman ₹5,000 for Alleging Bias Against Family Court Judge in Custody Case
The Delhi High Court has fined a woman ₹5,000 for making baseless allegations of bias against a family court judge during a child custody dispute. The Court said her claim was scandalous and seemed aimed at undermining the court’s authority.
Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma dismissed the woman’s request to transfer the custody case to another court. He said that instead of accusing the judge of bias, she could have legally challenged the decision through proper court procedures.
“The claim of bias is scandalous and clearly intended to weaken trust in the judiciary,” the Court noted.
The case relates to a child custody dispute where the family court had allowed the father to meet his child twice a month in a children’s room at the court complex.
The mother accused the father of sexually abusing the child during one of these visits and filed a case under the POCSO Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012). However, the father was acquitted of these charges in court.
After the acquittal, the family court reportedly told the father he could apply for temporary custody of the child. The mother saw this as a sign of bias and asked for the case to be transferred to a different judge.
However, her transfer request was rejected in November by the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Dwarka, who said even if the judge had made such a suggestion, it did not prove any actual bias.
The woman then approached the Delhi High Court, claiming the trial court judge had ignored her concerns and refused to modify visitation orders even after she alleged abuse by the father.
But the High Court found no substance in her claims. It ruled on January 27 that the petition had no merit and imposed a fine of ₹5,000, to be paid to the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee within four weeks.
“This petition lacks merit and is dismissed with costs,” the High Court stated.
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