V. PERIYA KARUPPIAH, J.

1. This application has been filed by the applicant, who is the respondent in the main O.P., praying for the dismissal of O.P.No.154 of 2008 as not maintainable for want of territorial jurisdiction.

2. Heard Mr.S.A.Rajan, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr.M.K.Kabir, learned senior counsel appearing for Mr.A.Dhiraviyanathan, learned counsel for the respondent.

3. The learned counsel for the applicant would submit in his arguments that the petitioner in the main O.P. is the husband, and the respondent in the main O.P./ the applicant herein, was his wife and their marriage held on 01.08.1996 at Nagapattinan and out of their wedlock, first daughter Aysha Thabia was born in United Kingdom on 11.09.1997 and subsequently, twin female children namely, Farah and Rafah were born to the applicant on 11.12.1998 in India and the applicant/wife left India with her children to reside at United Kingdom along with her parents on 17.12.2006 and thereafter, on 28.03.2007 talaq was pronounced by the husband / petitioner and the Shariath Council at Chennai also recognised the same and the Shariath Council in London also granted divorce and after the lapse of ne