Family Practice
Family and matrimonial matters conducted personally by Advocate Partha Sarkar before the Family Courts at Bangalore and the High Court of Karnataka, including matters of clients living abroad. This is an informational overview only.
Family & Matrimonial Matters
Divorce & Matrimonial
Mutual consent divorce under Section 13B and contested proceedings under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, divorce under the Special Marriage Act and Muslim, Christian and Parsi personal law, judicial separation, nullity, alimony and settlement — before the Family Courts at Bangalore, with matrimonial appeals to the High Court of Karnataka.
Mutual consent divorce (Section 13B)
Contested divorce petitions
Alimony & settlement agreements
Matrimonial appeals in the High Court
Maintenance, Custody & Domestic Violence
Maintenance under Section 144 of the BNSS (formerly Section 125 CrPC) and the Hindu Marriage Act, child custody and guardianship, proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, and financial settlement in high-income and NRI divorces — before the Family Courts and Magistrate Courts at Bangalore.
Maintenance & alimony
Child custody & guardianship
Domestic violence proceedings
Financial settlement in high-income divorces
NRI & Cross-Border Family Matters
Family disputes where one spouse lives abroad, the marriage took place overseas, or an Indian is married to a foreign national, and the dispute has a Bangalore connection — jurisdiction, recognition of foreign decrees, power of attorney, video appearance and custody across borders.
NRI divorce and mutual consent from abroad
Indian–foreign national marriages
Validity of foreign divorce decrees
Custody across borders
Matrimonial Criminal Matters
Criminal proceedings arising out of matrimonial disputes — cruelty under Sections 85 and 86 of the BNS (formerly Section 498A IPC), dowry matters, anticipatory and regular bail, and quashing petitions before the High Court of Karnataka, including quashing on settlement.
Cruelty & dowry complaints
Anticipatory & regular bail
Quashing petitions (Section 528 BNSS)
Quashing on settlement with divorce
Corporate & Commercial Matters
Advisory and retainer work for startups and companies entering India, NCLT matters and commercial disputes are dealt with in Partha Law's separate Corporate Practice.
Corporate Practice →Cyber Disputes
Financial cyber fraud, frozen bank accounts, data theft, online defamation and cyber harassment — including cyber harassment arising within a matrimonial dispute.
Cyber Disputes →Enquiries on a matter in this area
The office can be reached for correspondence on the details below. An enquiry does not create a lawyer-client relationship, and no advice is given until a matter is formally accepted.
Informational only, per Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules. No solicitation of work is intended.