The Order of the Court was as follows :

The petitioner is the wife of the respondent. The above petition has been filed u/Ss. 3, 7 to 10 and 25 of the Guardian and Wards Act 1890 to declare the petitioner to be the guardian of the persons of the two female minors viz., 1. Vijayalakshmi and 2. Aswini alias Anuradha and to direct the respondent to give custody of the two female children to the petitioner.

2. The marriage between the petitioner and the respondent was performed according to Hindu rites and ceremonies at the cost of the parents of the petitioner at Madras 30-4-1990. The two minor children were born to them out of the said wedlock on 2-6-1981 and 5-7-1983 respectively. From her savings, the petitioner purchased two plots of house sites, one at Avadi and another at lyyappanthangal. The respondent, who was employed for a meagre salary with a real estate dealer suggested to the petitioner to dispose of the house site at Iyyappanthangal and purchase a small house at K. K. Nagar. According to his suggestion, the plot of land at Iyyappanthangal was sold and out of the amount raised through the sale of the land and from her savings, a small house at No. 4, 10th Sector