Anil Malhotra

Anil Malhotra is a practising Advocate based at # 584, Sector 16D, Chandigarh, India since September 1983 and can be reached at anilmalhotra1960@gmail.com He attained Bachelor of Science (1980) and Bachelor of Laws (Professional) (1983) Degrees from Panjab University, Chandigarh & an LLM Degree from the University of London, London in 1985. He studied Comparative Family Law at London School of Economics besides Law & Society at School of Oriental & African Studies. For over 36 years, he continues to act as an Indian expert to render reports in foreign courts on appointment by the Bench in overseas jurisdictions. Conducts matters in Indian Courts pertaining to interpretation and application of foreign Court Orders regarding divorce decrees, child abduction, custody, maintenance, adoption, surrogacy and family related issues of Non-resident Indians (NRIs). Has co-authored book titled Acting for Non-resident Indian Clients (Jordans 2005), India, NRIs and the Law (Universal 2009), Indians, NRIs and the Law (Universal 2011), Surrogacy in India: A law in the Making (Universal 2013), International Indians and the Law, (Universal 2014), Surrogacy in India – A law in the Making : Revisited (LexisNexis 2015), India, Inter Country Parental Child Removal and the Law (LexisNexis 2016), The Removed Child and The Law in India (2018) and Global Indians & The Law (Oakbridge 2020). Has significant published work internationally and has both global and domestic conference participations over 25 years. Has over 500 newspaper columns to his credit besides significant published work in journals. As Chairperson, Task Force, Policy Procedures, Resolution and Grievances of NRIs, he has authored five reports for the Government of Punjab and has assisted in the enactment of The Punjab Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2012 and Punjab Travel Professionals Regulation Act, 2012. Was an Advisor on NRI issues to the Government of Punjab & is a member of Nodal Cell for NRI Affairs in UT, Chandigarh. He is the Indian Representative of the Family Law Committee of International Law Association and has lectured at National Judicial Academy, Bhopal on multiple programmes and spoken at Chandigarh Judicial Academy. He has authored four publications on NRIs issues for the Government of Punjab. Has conducted number of litigations on inter country parental child removal matters and has persistently proposed, debated and discussed need for India to sign the Hague Convention on Inter parental child abduction, 1980. As amicus curiae, his report on inter country parental child removal, forms part a Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment making a reference to the Law Commission of India, to recommend that India needs to consider signing the Convention. Handled litigation & campaigns for India to enact a law on surrogacy arrangements in India. Intends to persuasively pursue enactment of Indian legislation on these subjects. On 25 April 2017, Co-opted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh as a Member of the Committee, constituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India to examine in detail the legal issues involved and give recommendations on resolving problems of parents and children involved in issues relating to inter parental / inter country child removal while examining the draft Protection of Children (Inter-Country Removal and Retention) Bill, 2016, whose report was submitted to Government of India on 21 April 2018. Appointed as a Resource Person for lecturing at National Judicial Academy (NJA), India, Bhopal and Chandigarh Judicial Academy (CJA), Chandigarh for delivering lectures in training programmes for Judicial Officers and lecturing at NJA/CJA from 2017 onwards till date. Appointed as Distinguished Visiting Expert for Family Law, Private International Law, Transnational Law and Comparative Law by Symbiosis International (Deemed University) for Symbiosis Law Schools at Pune, Nagpur, Hyderabad and Noida from July 2019 onwards. Appointed Honorary Professor at National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi, Kerala on May, 11, 2020 for lecturing designing curriculum and allied academic activities at NUALS.

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