Legal Parameters for Granting Anti-Suit Injunctions in Cross-Border Matrimonial Proceedings

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Case
MIHIR PRAKASH BAJORIA v. VIDUSHI JAIN BAJORIA (Supreme Court of India, 22-09-2026)
Law
Code of Civil Procedure, Hindu Marriage Act.

Highlights of the Judgment:

  • Detailed examination of the legal parameters governing the grant of anti-suit injunctions against foreign matrimonial proceedings.
  • Application of the doctrine of forum non conveniens and the principle of comity of courts in cross-border family disputes.
  • Interpretation of Section 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure regarding the premature apprehension of non-recognition of foreign decrees.
  • Analysis of the threshold requirements for restraining a litigant from prosecuting parallel litigation in a foreign jurisdiction.