Sebastian Champappilly

Dr. Sebastian Champappilly

Sebastian Champappilly is an authority on Christian Law in India, as judicially recogonized in various reported judgments of the High Court of Kerala. He is the First Indian to secure a Doctorate in Christian Personal Law.

Sebastian Champappilly has been an Advocate of the High Court of Kerala since 1985 and has several reported judgments to his credit. He is a leading lawyer in family law matters especially divorce, succession, guardianship, adoption, probate of wills, maintenance, private international law, criminal law, constitutional law and service law.

Academics

He is a Post Graduate both in Law and Political Science. He was awarded Ph.D in Law in 1996 by the Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT) for his research work in Family Law. He was a part time Lecturer in Govt. Law College, Ernakulam and a visiting Faculty in the School of Legal Studies (CUSAT) and in the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Cochin. He is a member of the Academic Council of the School of Legal Studies, CUSAT. He is a recognized Supervisor and Guide in the Ph.D Programme in Law of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. His papers on “Marumakkathayam Law” and “Christian Law” have been published in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History by the Oxford University Press, New York.He has been invited to deliver lectures by the Directorate of Training, High Court of Kerala, while imparting Statutory Training to Munsiffs-Magistrates.

Publications

Sebastian Champappilly has to his credit several research articles published in law journals and on the Internet(see External links). His various books are :-

• “The Christian Law”
• “The Law relating to Police in Kerala”
• “Christian Law of Succession in India”
• “Christian Law on Marriage, Adoption and Guardianship and Canon Law on Marriage”
• “Muslim Law”
• “Christian Law of Divorce”

References

• Champappilly, Sebastian (1997). Christian Law of Succession. Southern Law Publishers. ISBN 8187122005. 

External links

• Authors analysis of Mary Roy judgemnt
• "Christian law of divorce" - Book Release
• The Authors address in wikimapia

Reported Judgements

• Suo Motu Reference in the matter of Indian Divorce Act
• Sebastian Champappilly v.Registrar High Court of Kerala
• Leelamma V. Dilip Kumar
• Mathew Varghese V.Rosamma Varghese
• Maxim George V. Union of India
• M. Vs. R
• James Averan Vs Jancy Ritamma George

See also

• Christian Law of Succession in India
• Christian Law of Divorce in India
• Christian Law of Marriage in India
• Christian Law of Guardianship in India
• Christian Law of Adoption in India
• Canon Law on Marriage in India
• Law of India
• Ayurveda Law

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Name	Champappilly, Sebastian
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