Malhotra& Malhotra Associates | international indian family law

Anil Malhotra is a practicing Advocate in India, having received his Bachelor of Science (1980) & Bachelor of Laws (Professional) (1983) Degrees from India. He obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M) from the University of London in 1985. He studied Comparative Family Law at the London School of Economics (LSE) and Law and Society in South Asia at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London. He is an IAFL Fellow, and Secretary of the IAFL International Child Relocation Committee. He has significant published work on International Issues and perspectives of Indian Family & allied laws in a global context.

For 40 years, Anil has handled civil, constitutional, matrimonial, criminal and overseas litigation on behalf of non-resident Indians abroad, representing overseas clients in all Indian Courts including Supreme Court of India. He has regularly opined on matters of Indian law in cases in foreign jurisdictions and has conducted matters in Indian Courts regarding the interpretation and application of foreign Court Orders pertaining to divorce decrees, child abduction, custody, maintenance, adoption, surrogacy and property related issues of non-resident Indians. Till date he has conducted 155 Webinars on these family law related issues.

He is being regularly instructed by Foreign Courts, Institutions abroad, Barristers, Solicitors and Litigants to give expert evidence on different aspects of Indian Family Law and has rendered about 150 expert reports to date in this regard. He has co-authored 10 books on various aspects of International Family Laws in India and Private International Law from 2005 to 2025 as below:

Has co-authored book titled “Acting for Non-resident Indian Clients” (London 2005) {ISBN-085308-662-1} published by Jordan Publishing Limited, Bristol, UK.

Has authored book titled “India, NRIs and the Law” {ISBN-978-81-7534-796-0} published by Universal Law Publishing Company Private Limited, New Delhi (2009).

Has co-authored book titled “Indians, NRIs and the Law” {ISBN-978-93-5035-124-6} published by Universal Law Publishing Company Private Limited, New Delhi (2011).

Has co-authored book titled “Surrogacy in India – A Law in the making” {ISBN-978-93-5035-325-7} published by Universal Law Publishing Company Private Limited, New Delhi (2013).

Co-authored book titled, “International Indians and the Law” {ISBN-978-93-5035-511-4} published by Universal Law Publishing Company Private Limited, New Delhi (2014).

Has co-authored book titled “Surrogacy in India – A Law in the making, – Revisited”, {ISBN-978-93-5035-124-6} published by Universal Law Publishing Company Private Limited, New Delhi (2015).

Has co-authored book titled “India, Inter Country Parental Child Removal and the law” {ISBN-978-93-5035-789-7} published by Universal Law Publishing Company Private Limited, New Delhi as an imprint of Lexis Nexis(2016)

Has co-authored book titled “The Removed Child and The Law in India”, {ISBN-978-93-5321-776-1} Published by Malhotra & Malhotra Associates, Chandigarh (2018).

Has co-authored book titled “The Global Indians and The Law”, {ISBN-978-93-89176-54-4} published by Oak Bridge Publishing Pvt Ltd, Gurugram (2020).

Has co-authored book titled “Practitioner’s Guide to International Family Law: An Indian Perspective”, {ISBN-978-81-983488-4-5} published by Oak Bridge Publishing Pvt Ltd, Gurugram (2025).

Anil has conducted and argued about 1000 matters to date in different Superior Constitutional Courts in India, most of which are reported Judgments in law journals. He has rendered about 35 Amicus Curiae Assistances in Constitutional Courts in India on aspects of International Family Law and interpretation of statutes involving fundamental rights.

Email: anilmalhotra1960@gmail.com

Website: www.anilmalhotra.co.in

Blog: https://www.anilmalhotra.co.in/

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AREAS OF SPECIALISED PRACTICE

Marriage, Divorce, Ancillary Reliefs, Domestic Violence, related issues.

Matters of Children: Welfare, Removal, Guardianship, Custody & Care.

Intercountry Adoptions by Hague Adoption Convention/Hindu Laws.

Maintenance, Alimony, Financial defrayals & Family Settlements.

Surrogacy issues prevalent in India under existing statutes/laws.

Citizenship, Passport, Dual Nationality (OCI) & Foreigner Registration.

Indian Laws of Domicile, Inheritance, Wills & Succession Issues.