The Order of the Court was as follows :

The above Original Petition is filed by the husband against his wife to direct his wife to hand over custody of the minor son Skanda, who is now aged about four years, under the following circumstances. Application No. 5362 of 1991 is filed by the petitioner husband for an interim order granting custody of the minor boy Skanda to the petitioner pending disposal of the main Original Petition.

2. Application No. 462 of 1992 is filed by the respondent/wife claiming visitation right to the two daughters Swetha and Shradha and to retain their custody during week ends. The said application (Application No. 462 of 1992) was filed before the Family Court, Madras, and numbered as I.A. No. 649 of 1991 in O.P. No. 651 of 1991. Since both the respondent and the petitioner agreed for the transfer and trial of that application along with O.P. No. 573 of 1991, an order was passed by me by consent transferring I.A. No. 649 of 1991 in O.P. No. 651 of 1991 from the Family Court, Madras, to this Court for joint trial of both the said application and the main O.P. No. 573 of 1991 filed by the husband in this Court.

3. The respondent, who is the wife of