General Legal issues

What to Do If Your Wife or Girlfriend Threatens Suicide? Know Your Legal Rights and Remedies

What to Do If Your Wife or Girlfriend Threatens Suicide? Know Your Legal Rights and Remedies

If your wife, girlfriend, or live-in partner threatens suicide, it’s more than just an emotional crisis — it can be a potential legal trap. Sometimes, such threats are used as tools of emotional blackmail, and if you react impulsively or without legal awareness, you could be wrongly accused of abetment or harassment under Indian laws. …

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Wife can file complaints against distant relatives

Relatives living in distant places can also be booked for harassing wife: Bombay High Court

The Division Bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and Govind Sanap while listening to a petition filed in the case of [Rajesh Himmat Pundkar v State of Maharashtra], refused to quash an FIR filed under Section 498 A against the relatives of the husband, observing that many times the relatives living in distant places also harass …

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A Will can not be revoked by a subsequent Agreement

A will cannot be revoked by a subsequent agreement: Supreme Court

Will is an instrument prepared by a person, which explains his wish regarding his property’s disposal after his death. His intention in regards to the disposal of his property after his death through a Will  is ensured by the law. The Indian Succession Act,1925 provides provisions regarding Will in case of Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs or …

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Harassment of Advocate demanded official’s Arrest

ADVOCATE SELF IMMOLATES ALLEGING HARASSMENT BY SDM, SHO: HCBA DEMANDS OFFICIAL'S ARREST AND SUSPENSION

A Sikar based 40 year old advocate Hansraj Malwiya, died in a recent event by setting himself on fire inside the sub-Divisional Magistrate’s office. In his suicide note, the advocate stated that he was being harassed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate Rakesh Kumar and for bribes for every hearing of revenue related cases in the Court. …

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If MOU arise out of an agreement containing Arbitration Clause reference of MOU is valid

If MOU arise out of an agreement containing Arbitration Clause reference of MOU is valid

Recently. the Delhi High Court, in the case of [Juki Private Limited v M/s Capital Apparels Technology Private Limited], decided that if an MoU signed by the parties states that arbitration can be sought for settlement of dues, then arbitration can be sought for any such violation of the terms of the MoU even if …

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Challenging other Religions Minorities at National Level

Plea filed in the Supreme Court to Challenge the notification of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis, and Jains as minorities at national level

A PIL was filed by Devkinandan Thakur to identify minorities at the district level for granting benefits under Article 29 and 30 of the constitution. According to the petition filed, in 1993 The Govt. of India declared Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains as a minority at the national level which was irrational and contrary …

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Arbitration Award can be set aside for unexplained delay in rendering Award

Arbitration Award can be set aside for Unexplained delay in rendering award

The Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru, observed that the rendering of an arbitral award if delayed without a just cause, then in such a case the decision of arbitration could be challenged. It was held that unexplained delay is in conflict with the public policy of India and can be challenged under Section 34 …

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