2. It is the Petitioner's case that he and his wife, Respondent No.2 are citizens of the United States of America and were last residing together in Los Angeles, United States, until about August 2017. It is further the Petitioner's case that Respondent No.2 took their two children with her to Pune, Maharashtra, whilst they were on holiday in Goa, somewhere 4th August 2017 around September 2017, and since then, the Respondent No.2 has refused to return with the Petitioner, either to the United States of America or back to Goa, and continues to reside at Pune with the two minor children, at her mother's house. It is his case that despite several requests, Respondent No.2 steadfastly refuses to return the Petitioner's children to their home in Los Angeles, United States of America, as a consequence of which, the Petitioner was constrained to approach the 26.10.2017 superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 26.10.2016, with a petition for divorce and for custody of their minor children; that by 26.10.2017 order dated 26.10.2016, the Superior Court at California granted an interim custody order to the Petitioner, giving the Petitioner temporary custody of their children. It is further the Petitioner's case that Respondent No.2 has also filed a divorce petition under the Indian 12.10.2017 Divorce Act, 1869 before the Family Court in Pune on 12.07.2017 which plaint has now been returned by the Family Court at Pune under order dated 04.12.2018, directing the Respondent No.2 to present the same in an appropriate Court having jurisdiction over the matter at Goa.
