Indian Court Decrees Not ‘Foreign’, Marriage Certificate Cancellation Ordered: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court at Goa in the case of Blinston Savio Fernandes versus Leandra Marie Fernandes delivered an important judgment clarifying that decrees passed by Indian courts cannot be treated as foreign judgments. The Division Bench comprising Justice Valmiki Menezes and Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar held that authorities must act on such decrees without insisting on further confirmation from the High Court. Background of Divorce and Marriage Certificate Cancellation…