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 India - Central Authority & Practical Information
Address

Central Authority(ies):

The Ministry of Law and Justice

Contact details:
Address: The Ministry of Law and Justice
Department of Legal Affairs
4th Floor, A-Wing, Shastri Bhavan, 
New Delhi-110001
India
Telephone: + 91 (11) 23387557, 23384205, 23387908
Fax: + 91 (11) 23384241, 23384403
E-mail:  
General website:

http://lawmin.nic.in/legal.htm/

Contact person: Mr Ashok Kumar
Additional Legal Adviser
Tel.: +91 (11) 23386763 / 23384945
Languages spoken by staff:  

Practical Information:

Forwarding authorities
(Art. 3(1)):
 
Methods of service
(Art. 5(1)(2)):
 
Translation requirements
(Art. 5(3)):

All requests for service of documents should be in English language or accompanied by an English translation

Click here to read all the declarations made by India under the Service Convention.

Costs relating to execution of the request for service
(Art. 12):
 
Time for execution of request:  
Judicial officers, officials or other competent persons
(Art. 10(b)):
 
Oppositions and declarations
(Art. 21(2)):
Click here to read all the declarations made by India under the Service Convention.
Art. 8(2): Opposition
Art. 10(a): Opposition 
Art. 10(b): Opposition
Art. 10(c): Opposition
Art. 15(2): Declaration of applicability
Art. 16(3): Declaration of applicability

Derogatory channels (bilateral or multilateral agreements or internal law permitting other transmission channels)
(Arts. 11, 19, 24 and 25)

Disclaimer:
Information may not be complete or fully updated – please contact the relevant authorities to verify this information.

 
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(This page was last updated on 21 July 2010)

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