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Ok this is what I feel about the court case :
Since it was proved that Manav did NOT forge the signatures and since the case filed against him was seeking to prove that he was a Fraud who HAD done it ...the moment he was cleared of those blames , He could have SUED Archana for defamation if he had gone to divorce court . He could have told the judge that he was the only earning member , 4 children and two dependent parents on him as responsibility and the wife was seeking to destroy his financial reputation saying it was for a cause when
She was not on ANY commitee of the chawl
Nor was she a social worker
She was merely a home maker , a housewife and NOT earning and was destroying HIS earning capacity too ...this shows she had not even given a thought about HOW the kids wud be raised. The kids wud have to be given up to social services .
There was no knowing that she would NOT get such a whim again . She had flatly said NO NOT IN THIS ASPECT when he had tried to convince her to focus on the children .
These points cud be brought up in court .
Regarding Soham :
Manav cud have told court that he expressly FORBADE her to give kid to Varsha . There were many witnesses .They cud testify . Manav cud even testify that for 3 yrs , Archana had been LENDING the kid to keep her sister happy inspite of him objecting . That she was always inclined towards the sister in the matter of the child .
Here Archana's lawyer cud have pointed out that Manav was himself giving child up to Varsha inspite of kidnapping and that Archana STOPPED the adoption .
Upon which a can wud be opened and Manavs lawyer cud ask Archana these questions
1] WHEN and WHY did Manav who objected so much to Soham being Given to Varsha agree to give baby up for ADOPTION ? WHY such a drastic change ?
Answer : Coz Archana bluntly told him she was NOT efficient enough to look after TWO KIDS .
The lawyer cud then point out that Archana gave SAME answer to Manav after twins were born , in the party that Soham was kidnapped .
He cud then move the court to accept Manavs apology for that . YES Manav apologises for thinking of giving up his kid to that woman , and he CHANGED himself and vowed NEVER To let it happen again .
HAS Archana changed however ?
NO . She was still same ...giving up kid to Varsha by defying advice . Not legally , but many many times without the legality .
Whihch parent shud be given consideration ? The one who makes one mistake and changes for the better or the one who simply refuses to change ?
The lawyer would have ALSO pointed out that Archana initially SUPPORTED the idea of ADOPTION .
She decided to stop it as her MOM told her to , at LAST MINUTE . Personally Archana was fine with it . Sulochana shud have been called to the stand to tell how Archana was arguing with her on Varshas behalf . THIS After acertaining from Archana as to WHY she changed her adoption decision .
This too shud be noted by court , the lawyer wud say and reiterate that Manav Changed , Archana did not . She went on lending kid to Varsha . To top it she was publicly admitting her inefficiency and destroying possibilities of a good raising for them .
She placed her faith in chawl members who LIED about Manav forging the signatures ...Shashank . This fact wud be brot up .
The fact that Archana supported perjury once cud be brot up coz Manav KNEW that Dharmesh was legally married to Madhuri .
Manav's financial condition and accounts cud be checked . WHERE had all his money gone when the children needed it ? To Archana's MOTHER . Of course , by Manav's will too . The court could have reprimanded Manav sharply for listening to his wife and Manavs lawyer cud have asked for at least HALF of the money back saying he was seeking sole custody as he was afraid she wud give children up AGAIN as she showed NO CHANGE .
I do think he had a pretty good chance of winning . Its a pity they did NOT show it , the TRPS wud be very high . I feel that since Archana won that stupid chawl case [ though for the LIFE of me I cannot fathom WHAT service she did to people living there by INSISTING that the construction shud grow more old and more faulty} It would have been fair to show that Manav won this CUSTODY CASE .
And Archana wid have been put in a BETTER LIGHT as she at least CONTESTED for the kids .
This criticism that WE r doing of her wud have dwindled . Right now the sympathy to OVI TEJU is SO MUCH in viewers like me that for Archana only GUSSA comes up . Especially when we see her showering love on Purvi . That deed in itself is noble ...what happened to her daughters ...given up without a mom expressing love for them was wrong . She risked her marraige for Chawl people by fighting Manav and did not bother to fight him for children as she 'LOVED" him ? It simply makes no sense ...its selective and controversial .
Anupamaa
