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2023 Supreme(Mad) 1088

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
S.M. SUBRAMANIAM, J.
Kiran Kumar Chava alias Kiran Chava – Petitioner
Versus
Usha Kiran Anne – Respondent
C.R.P. Nos. 3586, 4156 of 2022, C.M.P. Nos. 19041, 21716 of 2022
Decided On : 01-02-2023

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioners: G. Rajagopalan, Sunita Kumari.
For the Respondent: Usha Kiran Anne.

Headnote:

Constitution of India,1950 - Articles 227, 14, 21, 15(2) & 16(1)(c), 16, 58, 66, 124 and 217 - Representation of the People Act, 1950 - Sections 16,3 and 4 - Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Section 9 - Domestic Violence Act, 2005 - Section 27(2) - Citizenship Act - Section 7B - Criminal Procedure Code,1973 - Section 125 - Civil Procedure Code,1908 - Section 13 - Guardianship and Custody - Domestic Violence - Marriage between revision petitioner and the respondent was solemnised - 40, as per Hindu Rites and Customs in presence of their relatives and friends - They started their matrimonial life initially in India happily and they have shifted to Virginia, United States of America - Held, Respondent is at liberty to seek all necessary reliefs under relevant provisions of Statutes before the Court concerned - Facts, circumstances and statements made by respondent and deposition made before this Court currently by twin minor children aged about 15 years, expressing their desires - Court is inclined to grant Interim Custody of twin minors in favour of respondent herein, until the matrimonial disputes and the domestic violence - CRP Nos. 3586 and 4156 of 2022 are dismissed

ORDER :

Prayer in C.R.P. No. 3586 of 2022: Civil Revision Petition is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, to strike off the petition in OP No. 2788 of 2022 pending on the file of the IInd Additional Family Court, Chennai.

Prayer in C.R.P. No. 4156 of 2022: Civil Revision Petition is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, to strike off the complaint made in DVC No. 116 of 2022 pending on the file of the Additional Mahila Court at Magistrate Level, Egmore, Chennai.

1. The Civil Revision Petitions in CRP Nos.3586 and 4156 of 2022 have been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, to strike off the petition in OP No. 2788 of 2022 pending on the file of the II Additional Family Court, Chennai, and to strike off the complaint made in DVC No. 116 of 2022 pending on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Egmore, Chennai.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND:

2. The marriage between the revision petitioner and the respondent was solemnised on 21.04.1999 at Vijay Shree Mahal, Anna Nagar, Chennai - 40, as per Hindu Rites and Customs in the presence of their relatives and friends. They started their matrimonial life initially in India happily and they have shifted to Virginia, United States of America (USA). The revision petitioner and the respondent were working in United States of America (USA) and twin boys namely Tarun Chava and Tanush Chava were born on 16.04.2008 from and out of wedlock between the revision petitioner and the respondent. The twin children are now aged about 15 years. Both the revision petitioner and the respondent gets citizenship at United States of America (USA) by naturalisation. On 27.12.2020, the respondent came to India with the two children with return tickets dated 24.04.2021, which was further extended to August 2021. However, the respondent and her twin children have not returned back to United States and continued to reside at Chennai, India. During May 2021, the twin children were admitted in George Washington Online School and they were pursuing their school education.

3. The revision petitioner had sent a legal notice on 23.09.2021 to the respondent and the respondent through her Attorney had sent a reply notice. The revision petitioner moved a complaint for Divorce and Custody of Children before the Circuit Court of Fairfax County on 13.10.2021. The respondent filed OP No. 719 of 2021 before the High Court of Madras on 25.10.2021 for Guardianship and Custody of the Children. The respondent filed OP No. 2788 of 2022 under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for the relief of Restitution of Conjugal Rights before the Family Court at Chennai on the ground that the marriage between the revision petitioner and the respondent was solemnised as per the Hindu Rites and Customs at Chennai and it was registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The respondent initially participated in the proceedings in the United States Court virtually. The respondent/wife field answers to the complaint for divorce through her Attorney. However, the respondent had not subsequently attended the United States Court proceedings and finally the United States Court passed an exparte decree of Divorce and Custody of Children.

4. The OP No. 719 of 2021 filed by the respondent/wife before the High Court of Madras was dismissed on 21.03.2022 mainly on the ground that the matrimonial proceedings between the revision petitioner and the respondent are pending before the United States Court and the parties are American Citizen and petitioner/husband has moved the American Court, which is pending and thus, liberty was granted to the respondent to work out her remedy in the case pending before the United States Court.

5. In March 2022, the United States Court ordered for the physical presence of the wife along with the twin children. However, the respondent stayed in India along with her twin children. She filed OSA No. 102 of 2022 challenging the order passed in OS No. 719 of 2021 dated 21.03.2022 and the said

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