https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314300 In cross-border child custody disputes, comity of courts and the child's welfare require due weight to be given to a foreign court's interim order where that court had the closest and most intimate connection with the children and acted first. A domestic court may depart from that approach only for special and compelling reasons, after considering whether a summary or elaborate inquiry is needed and whether repatriation would cause harm to the child. On the stated facts, the foreign court's interim directions were treated as controlling and the children were directed to be taken to the U.K. for proceedings there, with protective directions to safeguard participation and welfare. en-us Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 May 2024 20:49:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314300 In cross-border child custody disputes, comity of courts and the child's welfare require due weight to be given to a foreign court's interim order where that court had the closest and most intimate connection with the children and acted first. A domestic court may depart from that approach only for special and compelling reasons, after considering whether a summary or elaborate inquiry is needed and whether repatriation would cause harm to the child. On the stated facts, the foreign court's interim directions were treated as controlling and the children were directed to be taken to the U.K. for proceedings there, with protective directions to safeguard participation and welfare. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314300