The question (6 marks)
Write a note on the recognition of foreign matrimonial decrees in India. (6 marks)
MU Module III, matrimonial causes and recognition of foreign decrees; pack ch. 03 §§2 and 5.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 3 · Applicable Law — Family Matters of Conflict of Laws.
Authorities you will need
- Satya v. Teja Singh
- Y. Narasimha Rao v. Y. Venkatalakshmi
- Le Mesurier v. Le Mesurier, Privy Council
- Rosetta Evelyn Attaullah v. Justin Attaullah, Calcutta High Court
- Neeraja Saraph v. Jayant V. Saraph
- Code of Civil Procedure 1908, s. 13
- Hindu Marriage Act 1955, ss. 1(2) and 19
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