SC asks Kumble's wife, ex-hubby to settle child custody row

New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) The Supreme Court Monday asked
former India captain Anil Kumble's wife and her ex-husband,
who are locked in a custodial battle over their daughter to
try a settlement out of court.

The apex court asked Chethana Kumble and her former
husband Kumar Jahagirdhar to work out a settlement on the
shared custody of their 15-year-old daughter.

A Bench comprising Justices Tarun Chatterjee and R M
Lodha adjourned the matter for three weeks giving them time
for the purpose.

Chethana Kumble had moved the apex court challenging
the Karnataka High Court order referring her child custody
case to the family court.

Jahagirdar had moved the High Court seeking custody of
her daughter living with Chethana and Kumble after their
divorce.

After the divorce, Chethana had married Kumble and
since 2004 the daughter had been living with her on the apex
court's direction.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared for Chethana
and Prashant Bhushan argued for Jahagirdar.

Jahagirdar, who also married after the divorce, has
sought custody of the daughter on the ground that there has
been a change of circumstance since the apex court passed the
direction.

Bhushan said when the custody was granted to Chethana,
she did not have any children from Anil Kumble and at that
time there was also no female member in the Jahagirdar
household to look after the daughter. PTI RKS
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