The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Vijaysree Voora,the run away NRI mother,to return to the US along with her minor son Aditya and husband Ravichandran within 15 days and stay there till they move the appropriate court in New York for custody of the child. A bench of justices Tarun Chatterji,R M Lodha and B S Chauhan ruled that if Vijaysree fails to comply with the direction,the husband would be entitled to the custody of the child after the 15 days period and can take him to the US on his own. While giving the direction,the court said the husband would bear all expenses for their return and stay in the US till they move the appropriate court in New York for custody of the child. The apex court passed the direction on a Habeas Corpus petition filed by Ravichandran,who had full custodial rights of the child. His estranged wife had fled to India along with Aditya in 2007 and kept on dodging police of Tamil Nadu,Karnataka,Andhra Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh and Assam. Welcoming the judgement,Ravichandran said,It is a good day for fathers because finally the fathers were allowed to be with their children and justice has won.The struggle for finding Aditya took two yeas and finally the judgement has been given and we will abide by the order of the judge. I would like to thank the news media to bring this fight for finding Aditya to a conclusion, he added. Vijaysree said she would abide by the Supreme Court order.
