By consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal.

2. The deponent of the affidavit, is mother of the minor, namely, A.Aniswar. The deponent would state that she is an Indian Citizen holding an Indian Passport No.NN0276593. The marriage between the deponent and one Asok Kumar was solemnized as per the Hindu Rights and Customs on 28.08.1998 at Trichy and the husband of the deponent is a Malaysian Citizen, holding Malaysian Passport. After the marriage, for a brief period, the mother and father of the petitioner lived at Chennai and thereafter, shifted to Malaysia and there the petitioner was born on 10.02.2000. On account of difference of opinion between the mother and father of the petitioner, his mother filed a petition for divorce in F.C.O.P.No.2923 of 2006 on the file of the First Additional Family Court, Chennai under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The father of the petitioner, who was arrayed as respondent in the above cited proceedings, remained exparte and therefore, an exparte decree of divorce came to be passed on 22.02.2007. According to the petitioner, the respondent father of the petitioner herein did not take steps to set aside the