The principles in the case of Jijabai Vithalrao Gajre v. Pathan Khan (AIR 1971 SC 315) are related with:

Jijabai Vithalrao Gajre v Pathankhan (1970) concerns "Minority and Guardianship". The Supreme Court held that where the father was alive but had for years taken no interest in the minor's affairs, the mother could act as natural guardian under section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956.

The case does not concern adoption, succession or dissolution of marriage.