While immovable property generally refers to a property that is fixed to earth such as a house; an agricultural land usually refers to such a land which is devoted to agriculture, and the controlled and systematic rearing of livestock along with the production of crops, in order to produce food for humans. Thus, it is […]
No words are associated with as much contempt as the words bastard and bastardry. However, with the advent of technology and social reforms, there has been a lot of improvement in this situation. Earlier all children born out of Void and Voidable marriages under Sec 11 and 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act were illegitimate […]
There is truth in the fact that the importance of land has remained same from time immemorial. Brothers fought brothers and kingdoms collapsed in this battle for land, and yet, we forget to learn from history and continue vying for what’s available. The prima facie fact that real estate never loses value or demand, makes […]
A PAN is mandatory for every individual who is required to file a return, and also for those who want to carry out a financial transaction for which the quoting of PAN is necessary. An NRI (non-resident Indian) also requires obtaining a PAN if he falls into either of the above categories. The procedure to […]
NRIs, PIOs and OCIs are exempted from Aaadhaar Card.It is compulsory in India to link all saving bank accounts with Aadhaar Card. If you still have normal saving accounts in India, it is a compulsion for NRIs too to link it with Aadhaar card by 31/03/2018. To avoid freezing accounts NRIs, PIOs and OCIs need […]
In continuation of our previous newsletter Blog on Hindu women’s property rights in India, this time we are giving a perspective on the Muslim women’s property rights in India. Like we discussed earlier every religion practised in India is governed by its respective personal laws including the property rights.In India, Muslims do not have classified […]
Marital Rape can be understood quite simply as the unwanted or unconsented sexual intercourse between a man and a woman that is obtained by virtue of physical harm, force or threat of mental or physical harm.The only persisting legislation in the Indian Penal scenario is that of the archaic provisions of Section 375, which talks […]
MEANINGTransfer of death deed means when the owner of the property transfers his ownership of estate to whom he wants to transfer at the owner’s death. It is a method for avoiding probate of real estate when the owner does not need the tax benefits of a trust.These deeds are governed by State laws.REVOCATIONThe beneficiary […]
According to the Election Commission of India, the prerequisites for contesting an election are as follows – The individual should be a citizen of India The individual should be registered as a voter Should be over the age of 25 years for Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assembly elections and 30 years for Rajya Sabha […]