Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Foreign Marriage Act Custody Case, Holding District Court Has Jurisdiction. The Court clarified that Section 18 of the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 read with Section 38 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 confers jurisdiction on the District Court to entertain a suit for custody of minor children.
13 Mar 2014The appellant, Randolf Savio Philips, and the respondent, Florence D'Souza, were married under the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969. A matrimonial dispute a...




