The NRI laws of India:Marriage related problems and the law

In common language a citizen of India who stays abroad for employment/ carrying on business or having vacation outside India or stays abroad for uncertain period under certain circumstance is called a Non -Resident Indian.Income Tax Act and Foreign Exchange Regulation Act also defines NRI. Transnational migration of people is not new phenomenon but the new heights that is now scaling thanks advancement in field of communication and transportation technologies and the increasing interdependence of nation states is unprecedented in the history of the humankind. In today’s globalized world as well as “global village” the movement of men and women within a continent or from one continent to another for different reasons, ranging from employment to business or from education to tourism, marriages and divorces on a transnational scale are on the rise. With the increase in number of foreign marriages and divorces, we are now witnessing a significant rise in the matrimonial disputes that may destroy sanctity of family, it is being considered fundamental unit of the society.