Matrimonial disputes


NRI marriage fraud and Governmental precautions

Saturday, March 19th, 2011
NRI marriage fraud and Governmental precautions       [caption id="attachment_6126" align="alignleft" width="173" caption="Subrata Biswas"][/caption]  It was a short but bitter experience for a city girl Mital Patel who married an NRI based in the US. Mital's husband Hemal Patel allegedly did a vanishing act a month after the marriage. This is the second ...

Activists call for stringent law to check corruption

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Thousands of people, including social activists, Sunday took out a march demanding stringent laws against corruption and black money stashed in foreign banks.The protest march was held by the members of Bharat Swabhiman Trust from Ramlila ground in central Delhi to Jantar Mantar. Former top cop ...

A remarkable case: Eviction of tenant

Saturday, February 12th, 2011
Subrata BiswasFacts of the case: In a very critical case, our client, who was settled abroad, owned a house in India. He had given a room in the backyard of the house on rent for the past many years. The tenant had started a cable business in the room and ...

US divorce decree unlikely to be recognised in India

Saturday, February 12th, 2011
In Harmeeta Singh v Rajat Taneja 102 (2003) DLT 822 the wife was deserted by her husband within 6 months of marriage as she was compelled to leave the matrimonial home within 3 months of joining her husband in the US. When she filed a suit for maintenance under the ...

Frequently Asked Questions on common NRI disputes

Friday, February 11th, 2011
Q1: Does the Agreement of Sale have to be registered? Ans.: In many states in India, the Agreement of Sale between the builder and purchaser is required to be registered by the law. You are advised in your own interest to lodge the agreement for registration within four months of the ...

Tips for making a will

Friday, February 11th, 2011
Tips for making a willA Will is a document which ensures that your wishes with respect to your assets and property are followed after your death. A Will is defined as "the legal declaration of the intention of the testator, with respect to his property, which he desires to be carried into effect ...

Arbitration

Friday, February 11th, 2011
Arbitration is a useful way of settling disputes without resorting to litigation and tardy legal process. Today the world is increasingly described, as a ‘global village’ considering the fact that territorial boundary of nations is no longer a hindrance to global cooperation in a number of ...

What is family law?

Friday, February 11th, 2011
What is family law?Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including : • the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships; • issues arising during marriage, including spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction • the termination of the relationship and ancillary matters including divorce, annulment, ...

Contract Law

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Contract LawContract Law regulates the exchange of promises between parties to perform or refrain from performing an act enforceable in a court of law. Contracts can be formed from oral or written agreements. The concept of a "contract" is based on the Latin phrase pacta sunt servanda (agreements must be kept). ...

Eviction of property owned by NRI after a period of time legal

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
In a case related to the eviction of property in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh on March 8, 2010, Honourable Justice S D Anand said that Rattan Singh, a Non-Resident Indian is entitled to get the tenanted premises from the petitioner-tenant Parshotam Lal. Lal tried to resist ...
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