Member

Joint Secretary (Legal & Treaties)
Ministry of External Affairs
Legal & Treaties Division
ISIL Building
9 Bhagwandass Road
NEW DELHI 110 001
India
Tel.: +91 (11) 2338 1839
Fax: +91 (11) 2338 9724
Internet: http://meaindia.nic.in

Contact persons:

• Dr. Luther M. Rangreji, Joint Secretary
  Email: jslegal1@mea.gov.in
  
  
• Ms. Uma Sekhar, Additional Secretary
  Email: jslegal@mea.gov.in, aslegal@mea.gov.in  

N.B.
The purpose of National Organs is the communication between the Members and the HCCH’s Permanent Bureau (Secretariat). They are not intended for communications with the public. Members of the public are kindly asked not to direct enquiries regarding a particular Convention to the National Organ.

Questions concerning a specific Convention may be directed to a Central or Competent Authority designated by a State for a particular Convention. The details of those authorities are available on the webpage relating to the specific Convention. If legal advice is required, assistance from a qualified lawyer may be necessary. 

The Permanent Bureau does not respond to legal queries from private persons or legal practitioners concerning the operation of the various Hague Conventions.

• Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents [12]
• Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters [14]
• Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters [20]
• Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption [33]