Mauritian Legal Services for Indian Clients
Acting for Indian nationals and families in Mauritius
The connection between India and Mauritius is old, dense and personal, and it shows in the legal work: Indian nationals posted here or running businesses here, families with relatives on both sides, property held in one country and heirs living in the other, and marriages celebrated in one jurisdiction that come under strain in another.
Sworn in at the Bar of Mauritius on 29 January 1998, Me Mokshda Pertaub is a former Director of the Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies. She holds a postgraduate diploma obtained in India, has been listed on the barrister database of the Indian High Commission since 2023, and has spoken on Mauritian family law at K.R. Mangalam University in India. Instructions are taken in English.
Property and residence
Non-citizens acquire residential property through the schemes open to them — IRS, RES, PDS and Smart City projects, promoted through the Economic Development Board. Residence routes include the Occupation Permit, handled through the Economic Development Board, the Residence Permit for retired non-citizens, and the Premium Visa administered by the Passport and Immigration Office, with the permanent residence framework in the Immigration Act 2022. What each gives you, and how it fits with owning property here, is worth establishing before rather than after the purchase.
Succession where the family is in two countries
Succession over Mauritian property is governed by the Code Civil Mauricien, and Mauritius levies no inheritance, estate, succession or donation tax. Where heirs are in India, or where the estate includes Indian assets, the Mauritian arrangements should be made with your Indian advisers rather than independently of them; conflicting or partial documents are the usual cause of an estate stalling for years. Our estate and succession law practice handles the Mauritian side: wills, inheritance and winding up estates.
Matrimonial and family matters
Where a marriage was celebrated in India and the couple now lives in Mauritius, or where one spouse is Mauritian, the questions are where the marriage took place, under what regime, and where the family is habitually resident. Our family law practice covers matrimonial proceedings, divorce, alimony, custody and child abduction, including where a child has been removed from Mauritius or brought into it. Those matters move quickly; the early steps matter disproportionately.
Business, employment and disputes
For companies, contracts and commercial disputes see civil and commercial law; for employment relationships and disciplinary proceedings under the Workers' Rights Act, see employment law. Matters before the criminal courts are covered under criminal law.
Instructing the chambers from India
Contact by WhatsApp or email works well across the time difference, and documents are exchanged electronically. Wider context is on the expat guide, and the areas we serve page sets out which court deals with what around the island.
Other country guides
Instruct the chambers
+230 5858 7956
mepertaub@gmail.com
Suite 304, St James Court,
St Denis Street, Port-Louis
Questions from Indian clients
Three that recur
My father held property in Mauritius and we live in India. Where do we start?
With the title, the death certificate and any will, and a list of the heirs. Mauritian succession is governed by the Code Civil Mauricien; we tell you what is needed and what it will take.
Do we owe inheritance tax in Mauritius?
Mauritius levies no inheritance, estate, succession or donation tax. Your Indian position is a separate question for your advisers there.
Can the matter proceed without us travelling?
Much of it can. We identify early the steps that require attendance or a document in original, so that any travel is planned rather than urgent.
Speak to the chambers
Telephone or WhatsApp +230 5858 7956, or write to mepertaub@gmail.com