India, Oct. 27 -- The Indian government has approached US authorities seeking the deportation of a man who managed to leave the country despite his passport being deposited with the Supreme Court, which is pursuing contempt proceedings against him in a child custody dispute.

A bench of justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi, in an order released on Monday, recorded a communication from the Centre confirming that the Central Bureau of Investigation's Interpol unit had written to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seeking the deportation of Manish Chhokar, and expressed satisfaction with the steps taken to secure his presence in India.

The court adjourned the matter by four weeks, allowing the government more time to pursue th...