New Delhi, March 12 -- The Delhi High Court has refused to order the repatriation of two minor children to the United Kingdom, holding that custody of minor children with their mother, a natural guardian, cannot ordinarily be termed illegal.

The two minor children, both British nationals born in the UK, had travelled to India with their mother in August 2023, allegedly for a temporary visit, and have since been residing in Delhi.

A Division Bench comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja disposed of a Habeas Corpus petition filed by British citizen Yasir Ayaz, who had sought production of his children and their return to the UK in accordance with an order passed by a UK Family Court.

The court declined to pass any order on c...