SC expressed concern about the vanishing of the joint family system Expressing concern about the vanishing of the joint family system and parents in nuclear families not spending quality time with their kids and instead handing over gadgets to keep them busy, Supreme Court Thursday said that it would lead to “disaster” as the new generation would be unaware of family bonding and relationships.While analysing the reasons behind recent incidents of people killing spouses, including the case of Sonam Raghuvanshi, a bench of Justices M M Sundresh and P B Varale said that it was a reflection of changing society. It said that the present generation is more intelligent and informative, but it does not know how to deal with pressure. The court said that it is unfortunate that people nowadays rely on WhatsApp-circulated messages and treat them as knowledge. Agreeing with the court’s concern, solicitor general Tushar Mehta said that it has become a social problem and trust in human relationships is diminishing and there is a lack of tolerance.Justice Sundresh said that he was recently in a restaurant and he saw that a family gave a phone to a kid in order to keep him busy while they were having food. “If parents are replaced by gadgets, then it is a disaster. It is going to happen more in future. Joint family is an asset, and people don’t understand it. Happiness does not come with material possession but by human bonding and relationship. We are becoming like machines,” he said.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosCJP Protest: Injured Protester Returns, Another Searches For Missing StudentIndia Conducts Maiden Flight Test Of Long-Range ‘Kusha’ Air Defence Missile SystemWhere Are CJP Leaders? Questions Rise Over Jantar Mantar Protest Management Amid Clashes, Heckling”Sent Four Proposals”: Govt Reaches Out To Protesters, Jitendra Singh Calls For DialogueFree Food, First Aid, Sanitary Pads: What’s Keeping the CJP Protest Going | Jantar MantarPriyanka Gandhi Targets PM Modi Over Student Protests, Says ‘Students Are Not Terrorists’Houses of Two ‘Pak Sponsored’ Militants Demolished Overnight After Deadly Attack In AnantnagWhy The Indian Army Says The Siliguri Corridor Is No Longer A “Chicken’s Neck”?Tehseen Poonawalla Alleges “Gadkari’s Son Got Richer” Over E20 Fuel Policy37,000 Lives Lost On Known Highway Death Traps In 3 Years: Who Is Responsible?123PhotostoriesWhy are more healthy young adults getting cancer? Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee’s eye-opening answer to Oprah is making people think differentlyUsing a microwave? Here are 5 common mistakes you need to stop making today and whySreeleela’s emerald green saree is what happens when royal romance meets timeless fashionMeet the ‘vampires’ of the Amazon: Animals that survive by drinking blood10 gender-neutral baby names that are growing in popularity around the worldThe secret history of 5 Indian bridal fashion traditions that never went out of style’Speed’, ‘M3GAN’ , ‘Smurfs’ – The last village’ and others: Top 7 OTT releases on Netflix in August10 Dosa types to get your protein sorted for breakfast5 most dangerous birds of prey that rule the skies with deadly precision5 Indian fabrics that were once more valuable than gold123Hot PicksMHT CET merit listDelhi metroCJP ProtestNTA NET Answer KeyDU UG admissionsJPSC recruitmentNEET paper controversyAAI recruitment 2026Caitline ClarkTop TrendingOba FemiCJP ProtestersCJPCJP ProtestHyderabad RapeSamras Vidya Setu campaignSupreme CourtZlatan ibrahimovicHarbhajan singhIND U19 vs Sri Lanka U19
Expressing concern about the vanishing of the joint family system and parents in nuclear families not spending quality time with their kids and instead handing over gadgets to keep them busy, Supreme Court Thursday said that it would lead to “disaster” as the new generation would be unaware of family bonding and relationships.While analysing the reasons behind recent incidents of people killing spouses, including the case of Sonam Raghuvanshi, a bench of Justices M M Sundresh and P B Varale said that it was a reflection of changing society. It said that the present generation is more intelligent and informative, but it does not know how to deal with pressure. The court said that it is unfortunate that people nowadays rely on WhatsApp-circulated messages and treat them as knowledge. Agreeing with the court’s concern, solicitor general Tushar Mehta said that it has become a social problem and trust in human relationships is diminishing and there is a lack of tolerance.Justice Sundresh said that he was recently in a restaurant and he saw that a family gave a phone to a kid in order to keep him busy while they were having food. “If parents are replaced by gadgets, then it is a disaster. It is going to happen more in future. Joint family is an asset, and people don’t understand it. Happiness does not come with material possession but by human bonding and relationship. We are becoming like machines,” he said.
