(1.) This is a petition for habeas corpus filed by the father seeking the return of his two minor children to the United States of America. For the sake of convenience, Girish Arunagiri, the petitioner herein and Mahalakshmi Senthil Nathan, the first respondent herein, who are spouses, will be referred to as Arunagiri and Mahalakshmi, respectively.
(2.) The minimum uncontroverted facts that resulted in the dispute betwixt the spouses, viz., Arunagiri and Mahalakshmi, qua custody of their two daughters, viz., Shakthi Girish and Sharadha Girish, are as under:
(3.) In these proceedings, Mahalakshmi filed a counter affidavit dtd. 12/6/2021 levelling various allegations against Arunagiri, for which, a reply affidavit dtd. 28/6/2021 was filed by Arunagiri, refuting the same.