Find out where are film producer Mushtaq Nadiadwala children, Don't make him run from pillar to post: Bombay HC to Centre

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Centre to take steps to find out where were the children of film producer Mushtaq Nadiadwala and not to make him run from pillar to post in the matterNadiadwala has claimed his two children a nineyearold son and a daughter aged six have been illegally detained by his Pakistani wife and her family in Pakistan since 2020A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and P K Chavan was hearing a plea filed by Nadiadwala seeking a direction to the government to facilitate the safe return of his two minor childrenHe has also sought the return of his wife if she is being held in Pakistan by her family under undue influenceThe HC had last month directed the Union Ministry of External Affairs to respond to the plea and also directed an officer from the MEAs Chief Passport and Visa CPV office to meet NadiadwalaOn Monday Nadiadwalas counsel Beni Chatterji told the bench that an email was sent to the CPV joint secretary who responded that this matter falls under the purview of the MEAs Overseas Indian Affairs divisionAlso Read NIA raids places against terror gangs having links to Moose Wala killingThe petitioner wrote a mail to this department on September 2 but is yet to receive a reply Chatterji saidAdvocate Ashish Chavan appearing for the MEA sought further time to seek instructionsThe bench then said the MEA should not treat this matter as adverserial and should cooperate and ensure the issue is resolvedWhy hasnt the officer concerned responded to the petitioner Dont make him petitioner run from pillar to post within the MEA itself the court saidJust pick up the phone and speak to the officer concerned and ask her to take some steps and see where the children are it addedAt least find out some contact number or email so that there is a communication between the petitioner Nadiadwala and his children Justice Dere saidThe bench while posting the matter for further hearing on September 21 directed the MEA to respond to the plea and take appropriate stepsNadiadwala in his plea alleged that his children have been illegally detained in Pakistan by his wife Maryam Chaudhary and her familyHe claimed his wife has refused to return to India and has also refused to provide any plausible reason for deserting himAs per the petition Nadiadwala married Maryam Chaudhary in April 2012 in Pakistan after which she moved to India and applied for Indian citizenship The couple had two childrenIn November 2020 Chaudhary left India and went to Pakistan along with the two childrenIn February 2021 she filed a guardianship petition in Lahore seeking to be appointed as the lawful guardian of the two children which was accepted by the court thereNadiadwala in his petition claimed that Chaudhary may have been brainwashed or coerced to extend her stay in PakistanThe illegal detention of the children in Pakistan is not only in gross derogation of immigration laws of both countries but is also predominantly contrary to the general well being and upbringing of the children the petition saidNadiadwala also said his wifes family members are influential people in PakistanThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever