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It's
now official. Another Bollywood marriage is on the
rocks.
Marital differences between actor Karisma Kapoor and her
husband Sunjay Kapur had been reported earlier, but on
Friday Sunjay moved court, seeking to prevent Karisma
from taking their five-month-old daughter Samaira out of
the country without his consent.
Sunjay Kapur, the son of Sona Steering promoter Surinder
Kapur, filed his petition before the Delhi high court.
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Justice Mukul Mudgal accepted the plea and passed a
restraining order, directing Karisma not to take her
daughter abroad without her husband's approval.
Notice was also issued to Karisma, the regional passport
office in Mumbai and the ministry of external
affairs.Although the issue is now limited to Samaira's
overseas travel, people close to the Kapur family said
this could soon develop into a battle for custody of the
child. They claimed the marriage had probably soured
beyond repair.
The high court has directed all the
respondents—Karisma, the RPO, Mumbai and theMEA—to
reply by August 12. Sunjay has been directed to serve
the notice on Karisma himself.
This is possibly because the marriage has not been
formally anulled.
Senior advocate
Indira Jaisingh filed the petition under Article 226 on
behalf of Sunjay Kapur. She argued before Justice Mudgal
that the passport office had issued the document in
Samaira's name illegally. "My client and his wife
continue to be married.
He is also the
natural guardian of the child and has the right to
decide when, how and for what purpose the child must
travel abroad," Jaisingh said.
She claimed her client was never informed about the
passport, while the law clearly states that for a minor
child both parents have to submit an affidavit.
According to her, Sunjay learnt about the passport last
month. Since it had been issued by the RPO, Mumbai,
Sunjay wrote to the authority protesting against issue
of the passport.
He later requested the MEA to investigate the matter.
Sunjay apprehends that Karisma intends taking Samaira to
the UK and the US. Sunjay claimed that if a couple was
divorced, a separate form had to be filled declaring the
same.
And if the husband and wife are estranged, the passport
office needs to be informed, so that it can get in touch
with both parents. Sunjay alleged the RPO prepared the
passport in collusion with his wife, Karisma, without
following legal procedure. |
