Very few people have traversed the mountains of this region because it is covered by rugged terrain and an impenetrable and cold p�ramo environment, both of which are natural guardians which preserve the water sources that provide water for half of Colombia before emptying into the sea.
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In her personal life, she, along with her husband, won the right to have the children named after her ( instead of carrying the father's name ); in this famous case argued by Indira Jaising, the Supreme Court agreed that the mother was also a " natural guardian " of the child.
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Jaising also argued the case of Githa Hariharan in which the Supreme Court in a Bench presided over by Chief Justice A . S . Anand held that under Hindu law, the mother was also the " natural guardian " of her minor children, so that the children could also bear the name of the mother.