General Legal Query Questions
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Questions in General Legal Query are answered with reference to the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, depending on the nature of the dispute. Each answer states the section that applies, the forum that hears the matter and the limitation period, so the position can be checked against the official text at India Code before you act on it.
The forum depends on the facts rather than the label: a dispute described as a family matter may be heard by a family court, a magistrate or a civil judge depending on whether the relief sought is maintenance, custody, injunction or declaration. Where the law has been renumbered by the 2023 criminal law reforms, answers note both the old and the new section numbers.
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Zirakpur
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19 Jun 2025
In a situation where there was only one defendant and the right to sue survives even after his death or where there were multiple defendants in a civil suit but the right to sue was only with the deceased defendant, a party to the suit may file an application U/O XXII Rule 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure within a period of 90 days to bring the legal representatives of the deceased defendant on record. Such legal representatives will be considered as defendants in the ongoing civil suit after filing of the aforementioned application. Upon careful perusal of rule 4 a point to be noted is that even the plaintiff of the suit can file an application for bringing on record the legal representative of the deceased defendant. What does this mean?
ANAnamika Arora
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Chhoti patan devi,Patna city,hajiganj 800008
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18 Jun 2025
पटनदेवी नाम से अभिकथित तीन मंदिर हैं,मेरा दावा है कि मेरे द्वारा धारित पटनदेवी मंदिर ही अति प्राचीनतम है, अन्य मंदिरों के संचालक भी अपने को प्राचीन कह रहे हैं, इसके लिए किस कानून के अंतर्गत और किस न्यायालय में संस्थित किया जा सकता है जो यह निर्णय दे सके कि अमुक मंदिर ही प्राचीनतम है?
ANAnant Abhishek Dwivedi
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Chhoti patan devi,Patna city,hajiganj 800008
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18 Jun 2025
पटनदेवी नाम से तीन मंदिर हैं।कौन सबसे प्राचीनतम है इसके लिए किस कानून के तहत किस न्यायालय में किस प्रकार का वाद दायर किया जा सकता है?
ANAnant Abhishek Dwivedi
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Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad
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13 Jun 2025
myself n uma am having 3 sons i constructed 3 floors building , two of them construction completed , third floor not constructed how can i distribute to them
N.N. Santosh Kumar
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Gurgaon
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12 Jun 2025
How easy it is to get anticipatory bail in gurgaon to pre prepare myself in case later my wife files false dowry case?
AAAakash rana
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Gurgaon
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12 Jun 2025
How easy it is to get anticipatory bail in gurgaon if wife files dowry case and police is coming to arrest?
AAAakash rana
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Gurgaon
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12 Jun 2025
I recently got married and my wife doesn't want to live with me and doesnt talk to me. She has gone to her home and we only lived together for 15 days. Her parents are putting mental pressure on us and are being abusive to my parents. The wife doesnt have intentions to come back to my home and I am afraid that she and her family are soon going to file false cases of dowry, domestic violence and assault on me and my family. What actions can i take to prevent this from happening and save my family from going to jail? What proofs can I collect now so that later if they out such false cases against my family, then we can prove ourselves innocent?
AAAakash rana
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Zirakpur
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11 Jun 2025
What is the difference between possession and ownership
ANAnamika Arora
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Zirakpur
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11 Jun 2025
My respondents in my succession case in which i am the petitioner and am seeking half the share of movable assets in my prayer, have filed a suit of declaration against me in which they are stating my class 2 legal heir decree and judgement to be null, void, fraud and illegal. At the same time, in succession case, they are writing false contents in a joint statement that it is the DAVA of the petitioner that they also be given half the share in succession case. It has been one and a half year and the 3 respondents (who are now the petitioners in the null void case) have never brought any evidence and are lingering the case. I filed a peace meal application so that the 3 of them would come together for cross examination but in reply their advocate is saying that my peace meal application should be dismissed. I now wish to file a submission telling the judge all the facts. Would it be advisable to file a submission at this stage, myself being the respondent in this null, void case?
ANAnamika Arora
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Zirakpur
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11 Jun 2025
My respondents in my succession case in which i am the petitioner and am seeking half the share of movable assets in my prayer, have filed a suit of declaration against me in which they are stating my class 2 legal heir decree and judgement to be null, void, fraud and illegal. It has been one and a half year and the 3 respondents (who are now the petitioners in the null void case) have never brought any evidence and are lingering the case. I filed a peace meal application so that the 3 of them would come together for cross examination but in reply their advocate is saying that my peace meal application should be dismissed. I now wish to file a submission telling the judge all the facts. Would it be advisable to file a submission at this stage, myself being the respondent in this null, void case?
ANAnamika Arora
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Zirakpur
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11 Jun 2025
My respondents in my succession case have not filed any proof of being the legal heirs of my deceased defendant. I only asked for a relief to the extent of half share in my prayer. The respondents filed a joint statement in the succession case in which they say that I have made a DAVA that they too be given half share in succession case. Which rule order and section can I relate to this in my final arguments in the succession case?
ANAnamika Arora
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Zirakpur
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11 Jun 2025
I filed a succession case and my relief iny prayer is to the extent of half share in the movable assets. My 3 respondents have not filed any proof of being a legal heirs of their mother, who was actually my respondent in the succession case. She was declared a class 2 legal heir along with myself. The 3 respondents upon receiving the first summons with the plaint copy were already aware that the petitioner has only asked for her half share in her prayer. The 3 respondents never filed a separate suit nor did they file any proof of being the legal heirs of my deceased respondent. Now, the 3 respondents have given a joint statement in which they state that they have given a No Objection to me that the petition of the petitioner be allowed to the extent of half share. At the same time, they are also quoting falsely that it is the "DAVA"of the petitioner that we also be granted half the share in the movable assets. The 3 respondents have also stated in their statement that they have challenged my class 2 legal heir decree in another case of declaration by calling my class 2 legal heir decree null and void. Now I as a Petitioner have prepared a synopsis that I wish to read out to the judge in my arguments stage in my SUCCESSION case. My concluding paragraph in my synopsis mentions the NO objection that the 3 respondents have given me regarding that the petition of the petitioner be allowed to the extent of half share. Is it okay to mention the No Objection part in my synopsis even though it contains their false claim that it is my DAVA that they too be granted half the share in the movable assets in succession case?
ANAnamika Arora
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Delhi
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10 Jun 2025
A girl lives in my village, her age is around 22-23 years. On 15th August, she sent me a message on Instagram stating that she needed help related to her studies, as her father had passed away. I felt sympathetic and wanted to help, so I suggested the name of a good coaching institute and advised her to consider studying there. During this conversation, I also shared my WhatsApp number with her. After that, she began messaging me frequently and in ways that felt personally intrusive. When I realized the situation was crossing boundaries, I blocked her but she texted me with some other number (she used almsot 5 different numbers in 6months to text me) but at last I firmly warned her over a phone call not to trouble me further. In response to my warning, she said something very disturbing and threatening on the call: "I will trouble you so much that you will commit suicide. And anyway, I'm not even in a relationship with you." (I have a recording of this call as evidence.) On 28th May, she messaged me again, apologized for her behavior, and admitted that she acted out of emotional impulse and accepted her mistake. During that conversation, I calmly and respectfully asked her three direct questions on WhatsApp which can act as documentary evidence. Have I ever touched you physically? ➤ Her answer: No Have we ever met at a private place? ➤ Her answer: No Have I ever made any promise of marriage to you? ➤ Her answer: No (I dont have all the chats with me on WhatsApp, but the one where she threatens me on call is recorded in my phone, apart from this the whatsapp chat where I asked her these questions is still available with me) and I have all the 5 contact numbers which she used to text me. Can she file fake bns 69
RORohit
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Gujarat
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08 Jun 2025
If residence society has not registered under co-operative housing society and recruited committee and chief person to develope the society in the situation at when builder has not handover the rights of society either nagarpalika Or the chief person of society.The chief of society has collected Rs.15,000/- for society development charge and do not pay any income tax to government so the following situation is legal as per society law?What is the laws of society to handle it? What are the sections of laws to apply in this situation.
PRPranav H Bhavsar
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Patna
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08 Jun 2025
What to do if retired central government employee not giving proper expenses to his wife.
KAKaushiky
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Dildar Nagar
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08 Jun 2025
I have questions that I have to submit an income certificate of my parents in an University to take addmission under EWS category. But my parents are leaving saperetly. and it is difficult for me to make an income certificate of my father because I am leaving with my mother and my mother don't have any income to show. so what should I do
ZEZeeshan Khan
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Gujarat
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08 Jun 2025
If residence society has not registered under co-operative housing society and recruit committee and chief to develope society in the situation at builder has not submitted society rights to either nagarpalika Or chief of society. The chief of society has collected Rs.15,000/- for society development charge and do not pay any income tax to government so the following situation is legal as per society law?
PRPranav H Bhavsar
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Zirakpur
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08 Jun 2025
I along with one more person, both of us were declared class 2 legal heirs in the court. The other class 2 legal heir died. I filed a succession case on the basis of my class 2 legal heir decree. in my prayer I have only asked for a relief of my half 1/2 share, The people whom I have made respondents in my succession case have filed a declaration case against me in which they say that my class 2 legal heir decree is null void, fraud, illegal in another court. At the same time they have submitted a false statement that it is my DAVA that they should be given half share in the movable assets in succession case. I simply made them respondents but they are not mentioned in my prayer/relief. They are the children of the other class 2 legal heir who is now deceased. What should I do?
ANAnamika Arora
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Kolkata
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07 Jun 2025
I am 19 years old female and i want to separate from my family legally
TATasmia Tarannum
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Gujarat
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07 Jun 2025
In HMA, husband doesn't come in hearing of Domestic Violence Case in family court since 1.5 Years so wife has stopped the rights of cross examination of this D.V. case of her husband by court.But now husband has filed application to re-open his rights against his closed rights of this case. So actually what are the laws to open the closed rights in family court? What are the sections of Law to re-open the rights of cross examination of D.V. case?
PRPranav H Bhavsar
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Gujarat
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07 Jun 2025
In HMA, husband doesn't come in hearing of Domestic Violence Case in family court since 1.5 Years so wife has stopped the rights of cross examination of this D.V. case of her husband by court.But now husband has filed application to re-open his rights against his closed rights. So actually what are the laws to open the closed rights of court? What are the sections of Law to open the rights of cross examination of D.V. case?
PRPranav H Bhavsar
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Gujarat
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07 Jun 2025
In HMA, husband doesn't come in hearing of Domestic Violence Case in family court since 1.5 Years so wife has stopped the rights of cross examination of this D.V. case of her husband by court. But husband has filed application to open his rights against his closed rights. So actually what are the laws to open the closed rights of court?
PRPranav H Bhavsar
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Hyd
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06 Jun 2025
Can i file a case against my father..for inequality between me and my brother. I have to work hard and bear my own expenses whwre my elder brother does nothing and enjoys our rental income along with a wife. My father is having gender bias where women are treated less and he always uses abusive language which made me to attempt a suicide and life is miserable to me. He is enjoying our ancestral property and warns me to spend my own expenses and everything
MAManisha Sonu Yadav Sonu
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Frequently Asked Questions about General Legal Query
How to get free legal aid in India?
Free legal aid is available under the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987. Eligible: women, children, SC/ST, disabled, victims of trafficking, and persons earning less than ₹3 lakh annually. Apply at the District Legal Services Authority or State Legal Services Authority.
What is the difference between civil and criminal cases?
Civil cases involve disputes between private parties seeking compensation or remedies. Criminal cases involve offenses against society punishable by imprisonment or fine. Civil cases are filed by individuals; criminal cases are prosecuted by the State.
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Verify a lawyer credentials on the Bar Council of India website (bcindia.org) or your state Bar Council. Check their enrollment number, year of enrollment, and whether they are an advocate or senior advocate.
What is the fee for filing a court case in India?
Court fees vary by case type and state. Civil suits: ad valorem fees based on claim value (0.5%-4%). Criminal complaints: nominal fees. Consumer complaints: ₹100-₹5,000 based on claim amount. Some categories like family court matters have reduced fees.
How long does a court case take in India?
Court case duration varies: consumer cases 6 months-2 years, family court matters 1-3 years, civil suits 3-10 years, criminal cases 2-7 years. Supreme Court appeals take 2-5 years. Alternative Dispute Resolution (mediation, arbitration) is faster.