Under the Hague Apostille Convention, a simple certification, known as an “Apostille”, is issued by a competent authority in the country where the NRI is residing by their concerned Department and it will be valid in India for all intents and purposes and no further attestation / verification would be required in India. The said convention replaces the traditional process of multiple attestation steps with a single Apostille Certification.

The year 2005 marked the enactment of The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act by the law makers of India which contemplated a...