FAMILY DIVISION
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MR JUSTICE HOLMAN:
'The court was satisfied on a provisional basis on the basis of the evidence filed that: a) The children were on 25 December 2015 and remained on 23 February 2016 habitually resident in the jurisdiction of England and Wales; b) The children were wrongfully retained outside the jurisdiction of England on 25 December 2015; c) the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction in matters of parental responsibility over the children pursuant to [certain provisions of EU law].'
''…the petitioner [viz the father] has himself declared that it is the court at Mysuru or Bengaluru, which has got most intimate contact and closest concern with the children and parents, and that therefore the court at Mysuru or Bengaluru has got jurisdiction to try the matter.'