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iii) It is further submitted that the petitioner has entirely neglected his financial obligations with respect to the child and despite having substantial income, he has not contributed towards child's expenses. As per respondent, it is not the non-payment or ignorance or part of the petitioner with respect to financial needs of the child, but even not offering any money or financial help for the need of the child shows that he is only interested in getting the unsupervised custody of the child and does not care as to what is in the paramount interest of the child. It is further submitted that that respondent is a wedding planner and lives in Gurugram with her parental family. She works from home and exclusively plans weddings in Delhi and Jaipur and has strong family support as her parents reside with her and the same provides for a suitable environment for the upbringing of a child. On the other hand, the petitioner lives alone and has a business of Airbnb running from his own residential accommodation. His parents who live in Bihar, had visited him twice in past one and half years. Therefore, such residential accommodation is not suitable for the upbringing of the child and it is not the petitioner's rights for visitation, which is of utmost importance at this stage given the age of the child; however, it is the welfare of the child which would be of the paramount interest. Further, the petitioner is unaware of the schedule of the child and his alcohol consumption and chain-smoking would be a major hindrance to be with the child as the same causes a significant safety and health concern. Petitioner could not be just granted unsupervised visitation and handed over sole custody of the child in such a hurry and haste manner given the desperate attempts made by him in the past two years. It is submitted that the marriage between the parties were solemnised in 2020. The child was born on 23 March 2021. The parties got separated in July 2023, and since then, the petitioner has by way of various litigations had made several desperate attempts to gain the unsupervised custody of the child. It is further pointed out that the petitioner had instituted divorce petition under Section 13(1)(ia) of the HMA, for dissolution of marriage between the parties on the ground of cruelty.