1. The petition revolves around a minor child “Insiya” aged four years. Insiya is the daughter of the petitioner, who is an Indian citizen and the respondent with dual citizenship, being a citizen of Netherlands and also a Pakistani National. The present petition is filed by the petitioner father, being aggrieved by the order passed by the Family Court at Bandra on 29th January 2018, directing to return the custody of Insiya to the respondent, who is directed to remain present before the Family Court on 27th March 2018.

2. The petition, as any other custody petition has been filed after going through an estranged legal battle between the parties fought in India as well outside the boundaries of India in the Dutch District Court, and has travelled upto the High Court of Amsterdam and the Dutch, Supreme Court. In order to appreciate the contention raised in the petition and to deal with the same, it is necessary to delve upon the chronology of events in a simplified chronological manner, though the proceedings initiated by the parties against one another would make a long synopsis of events.

3. The petitioner is a Managing Director of a Multinational Steel Manufacturing and C