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16. This is also confirmed by the notification of the Ministry of External Affairs, dated 18th November, 2020. The relevant portion of the said notification is as under:

"2. It has been brought to the notice of this Ministry that some institutes/organizations/establishments in India demand an apostilled document of a member country to be further attested by the Indian Mission/Post in that country. It is clarified that no further attestation or legalization of an apostilled document should be required in India as India is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention. An apostilled document should, therefore, be treated as legalized document in India by all concerned, in accordance with the international obligation under the Hague Apostille Convention.
3. Copy of a Note on "Issuing and Accepting Apostilles" is enclosed for ready reference. The full text of the Hague Apostille Convention and list of its member countries are available at https : //www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/specialise d- sections/apostille
4. To avoid unnecessary hassle caused to general public by demand of further legalization or attestation of an apostilled document, all concerned are requested to disseminate the information contained in paras 1, 2 & 3 above, among organizations/academic establishments, which are under their charge/in their jurisdiction or are affiliated with them. The information may also please be prominently displayed on the official websites."

Division Magistrate South, New Delhi and Ors.7 to hold that a probate or Letter of Administration issued by a competent court is conclusive proof of the legal character throughout the world. Taking note of the obligations placed in terms of the 1961 Hague Convention, the learned Judge held that an apostilled document is liable to be treated as a legalised document in India by all concerned. On a conspectus of the aforesaid, the learned Judge held that the only requirement for claiming rights under a probate granted by a foreign court would be to file an apostilled copy of the judgment of that Court.