ORDER :- Petitioner Dr. Vinay Samuel Arawattigi has approached this Court questioning the validity of the order passed by the Judge Family Court, Kanpur Nagar holding that Court at Kanpur Nagar has authority and jurisdiction to deal with the application moved on behalf of the Respondent Smt. Rashmi Harry under Section 25 of Guardians and Wards Act, 1890.

2. Brief facts giving rise to the instant writ petition in brief is that petitioner and respondent No. 2 were married as per Christian Rites and Rituals on 2-8-1999 at Miraj (District Sangli Maharashtra). After the said marriage had been solemnized, couple in question started living together at Vail Memorial Hospital Campus Miraj District Sangli. Out of said wedlock baby "Simran" was born on 23-11-2001 at Kanpur Nagar. It has been asserted by the petitioner that after some post maternity treatment the petitioner along with respondet No. 2 and minor child Simran flew back to Miraj from Lucknow via Delhi on 26-12-2001 where they lived together. Petitioner has contended that in December, 2002 he joined Christian Medical College Hospital (C.M.C.H.) Vellore and there he resided with respondent No. 2 and baby Simran. Petitioner has conten

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