In a blow to tennis star Leander Paes, the Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate has dismissed his petition against lack of jurisdiction to hear a domestic abuse case filed by his estranged partner Rhea Pillai.

Paes had filed a petition in the court saying that since he and his partner Rhea Pillai were not married, she could not be a party to the custody petition on their daughter Aiyana. Paes’ other contention was that since there was no marriage, the Bandra court did not have jurisdiction to hear their case.