Faiza Tamby Chik J:

The defendant/husband filed a summons in chambers application dated 30 July 1997 ("encl. (6)") and prayed for the following orders:

(i) that the order of the court dated 3 July 1997 be set-aside;

(ii) that the defendant be given immediate custody, care and control of Venothini Kunathasan Chelliah, Gayithiri Kunathasan Chelliah and Meera Kunathasan Chelliah; (iii) that the plaintiff be given reasonable access to the children.

Briefly the background of the case is as follows: The plaintiff/wife is an accountant and the defendant/husband is a public accountant and has his own accounting/audit firm under the name of Chelliah & Associates in Johor Bahru. Both are professionals. The parties were married at the Civil Registry of Marriages in Johor Bahru Darul Takzim on 1 November 1987 followed by a Hindu Ceremonial Marriage in Johor Bahru on 1 February 1988. The three (3) children born out of this