New Delhi, May 1 -- In a deeply emotional and empathetic ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday denied a father's plea for 15-day interim custody of his eight-year-old daughter, stressing the importance of nutritious home-cooked meals, sibling bonding, and emotional support in the child's upbringing. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, and Sandeep Mehta quashed Kerala High Court's earlier order that allowed the girl to stay with her father for 15 days each month. After personally interacting with the child, the top court found that while the father was undoubtedly affectionate, the environment he offered was not conducive to her emotional or physical well-being. "The child requires nutritious home-cooked food for her overa...