When a Bollywood actress of the stature of Vidya Balan gives her opinion on Molestation, and it makes headlines in Newspaper sections, it catches attention –and thankfully manages to raise pertinent questions too. Not that we need celebrities to promote awareness on social issues all the time, but it helps if a prominent voice brings […]
A Will is a document that an individual formulates to declare how and to whom he would want his assets distributed after his demise.All too often we find individuals contesting a Will in the court. On the face of it, it is indeed tough for anybody to challenge a Will. The court views the Will […]
Whatever be the state of the politics or society in a country, real estate investing has a potential attraction element that doesn’t get lowered in the long run. This is something that is of immense interest to NRIs too. India evokes great interest for property investment. The same logic applies to the NRIs too.But NRIs […]
Landlord and tenant laws become the focus in many NRI property disputes. Being the owner of any property and ensuring that all matters stay sorted out is not easy for an overseas citizen primarily because they do not manage to come to India as frequently as would be required for such cases.If we are to […]
A lot of NRIs face issues of possession over their property. Illegal possession and Adverse possession – both are major issues that NRIs face due to their prolonged absence from their root country. It is important for people to understand the terms and also ways of safeguarding themselves from these problems.Adverse possession implies a situation […]
What are the laws that apply to the inheritance of a Hindu, a Parsi, a Muslim, a Christian or Jew?In cases where the Will document is present and states about the inheritance details clearly, there is no ambiguity. The Law of Inheritance becomes a major point of reference in situations when there is no Will. […]
Whatever be the grounds for divorce, the underlying truth about marriage is that it becomes the obligation of both parties to support each other once they are in this relationship. It continues even after divorce and is known as Alimony. It is a monetary compensation granted to the spouse who is unable to help himself/herself. […]
What really is Divorce?Divorce means the ending of marriage by a competent court, based on the grounds for divorce that a particular individual puts forward. It gets covered under the family law rules in India. It can be with the mutual consent of both of the parties involved or any one person in the couple […]
Over a period, when NRIs approach us for various property disputes and seek legal advice from our expert team of lawyers, we are most often faced with the same kind of queries regarding the buying of property and the restrictions related to this.Here, we try and present certain crucial facts and restrictions:Can an NRI buy/invest […]