
A Surat family court has facilitated a reunion between separated parents after their seven-year-old daughter's Jain monkhood initiation ceremony was halted. A compromise formula requires both parents' consent for any future initiation, prohibiting pressure tactics. The couple, separated for a year, agreed to reconcile, withdrawing all pending legal applications. The court accepted the conditions, leading to the parents' reconciliation and the children reuniting with their father.
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