https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298185 Review jurisdiction is confined to correcting an error apparent on the face of the record and cannot be used as an appeal in disguise; on that principle, the High Court was not justified in reopening its earlier judgment. In child-custody and guardianship matters, ordinary mediation confidentiality remains protected, but the court's parens patriae duty and the child's best interests may justify consideration of counsellor and related evaluative reports. The reports here were treated as relevant welfare material rather than confidential settlement communications, so they were not barred from use in Family Court proceedings. The earlier judgment restoring consideration of those reports was reinstated. en-us Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298185 Review jurisdiction is confined to correcting an error apparent on the face of the record and cannot be used as an appeal in disguise; on that principle, the High Court was not justified in reopening its earlier judgment. In child-custody and guardianship matters, ordinary mediation confidentiality remains protected, but the court's parens patriae duty and the child's best interests may justify consideration of counsellor and related evaluative reports. The reports here were treated as relevant welfare material rather than confidential settlement communications, so they were not barred from use in Family Court proceedings. The earlier judgment restoring consideration of those reports was reinstated. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298185