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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

Christian Law of Divorce in India

The British colonization of India, has had a tremendous impact on the legal system in India. In many respects, English law in letter and spirit came to be applied in India. Even when the law relating to Christian marriage was still in a fluid state, British Indian Administration thought it...

, succession

Christian Law of Succession in India

Christians in India have had different laws on succession. The British Indian Government enacted the Indian Succession Act of 1865 on the recommendations of the 3rd Law Commission. This Act was intended to be applied to different communities in British India who did not have a law of their own in...

, guardianship

Christian Law of Guardianship in India

Christians in India are governed generally by the provisions of the Guardians and Wards Act in matters relating to guardianship of minors in respect of their person and property...

, adoption

Christian law of adoption in India

Christians in India can adopt children by resort to section 41 of the Juvenile Justice Act 2006 read with the Guidelines and Rules issued by various State Governments. Apart from that there are customary laws permitting them to adopt children especially in Punjab. There is a peculiar custom among...

, 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

Ernakulam

Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

and a visiting Faculty in the School of Legal Studies (CUSAT) and in the National University of Advanced Legal Studies

National University of Advanced Legal Studies

National University of Advanced Legal Studies is a university located at Kochi, India for under-graduate, graduate and post-graduate legal education....

, 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

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

. 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”

Academics

Publications

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Reported Judgements

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