# Karnataka high court scraps Rs 5,000 fee for father meeting son 2026-08-07T23:52:57+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Karnataka high court has set aside a family court order that required a father to pay Rs 5,000 every time he met his four-and-a-half-year-old son. Justice P Sree Sudha ruled on July 24 that the payment was unjustified, especially since the mother had requested the change in visitation venue herself. The parents live just 1.7 km apart in Bengaluru. In May 2023, the family court allowed the father to meet his son at a Coffee Day outlet. In December 2024, the mother requested visits shift to the family court's visitation room, 16 km from both homes. The court also noted the mother had failed to bring the child for several scheduled visits without notice, reflecting reluctance to facilitate the father's access. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: access rights, Bengaluru, child visitation, custody case, family court, Karnataka High Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-high-court-scraps-rs-5000-fee-for-father-meeting-son/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-high-court-scraps-rs-5000-fee-for-father-meeting-son/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.