Absolute right of parents over the destinies and the lives of their children has, in the modern changed social conditions, yielded to the considerations of their welfare as human beings so that they may grow up in a normal balanced manner to be useful members of the society and the guardian court in case of a dispute between the mother and the father is expected to strike a just and proper balance between the requirements of welfare of the minor children and the rights of their respective parents over them.
The children are not mere chattels; nor are they mere play-things for their parents. Absolute right of parents over the destinies and the lives of their children, has, in the modern changed social conditions, yielded to the considerations of their welfare as human beings so that they may grow up in a normal balanced manner to be useful members of the society.
Rosy Jacob v. Jacob A. Chakramakkal, 1973(1) S.C.C. 840
