General Legal Query Questions
Browse general legal query questions asked by people across India.
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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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Kolkata
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04 Jul 2025
T&C & privacy policy what to provide for app of Counselling of Wellness & Astrology
NINILANJAN CHATTERJEE
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Chhoti patan devi,Patna city,hajiganj 800008
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04 Jul 2025
मैं वंशानुगत सेवायत हूं,मेरा प्रोफेट और टाइटल केस हिन्दू न्यास बोर्ड और अन्य से स्वत्व वाद न्यायालय में लंबित है, मैं इन वादों में वादी हूं, प्रति वादी हिन्दू न्यास बोर्ड वगैरह है।मेरा वाद न्यायालय में लंबित रहते हुए न्यास बोर्ड मुझे जबरजस्ती मंदिर से हटाना चाहते हैं।, इसमें न्याय हेतु वादी को क्या कानूनी उपचार करना चाहिए?
ANAnant Abhishek Dwivedi
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Gujarat
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04 Jul 2025
In the case of HMA,the family court had passed order for maintenance under section 125(3) since last few years but now opposition want to file the petition in high court against this maintenance order so what are the grounds to be put in high court for this case to stay this maintenance order or to cancel the maintenance order under section 127 Please provide me detail for the above matter.
PRPranav H Bhavsar
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Bihar
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03 Jul 2025
Is recently conducted municipal elections in Bihar through mobile e-voting legally permitted by constitution?
ANAnimesh Preetam
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Prayagraj
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02 Jul 2025
Yadi kisi ne Meri computer aisi ka galat misuse karke government ki paise Ko nuksan pahunchaya Hai to uske liye mujhe kya karna hoga
ANAnurag TRIPATHI
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Prayagraj
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02 Jul 2025
Yadi Meri computer ID Kisi Ne galat tarike se use ki Hai to uske liye kis sector ke vakil ko har karna Sahi hoga
ANAnurag TRIPATHI
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Prayagraj
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02 Jul 2025
Meri computer ID ka missuse karte huye Mere coluge ne financial fraud kar liya mere liye kya option h. Apne aap sahi sabit karne k liye
ANAnurag TRIPATHI
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Belonia, Tripura, India.
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02 Jul 2025
MACT supreme court judgements after the six months amendment act
ARArgha Sarkar
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Jaipur
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02 Jul 2025
I went to my homwtown to take care of my Mother and I applied WFH in company but hr not approving it and asking for doctor prescriptions. I do not have it and they marked paid leave on those days on which I worked. My mother has arthritis ans she was suffering with pain so i went there. What I can do in this situation
KAKajal Verma
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Zirakpur
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01 Jul 2025
The respondents I made iny succession case as a petitioner, I actually made them proforma respondents. But I have not mentioned this in my SUCCESSION case plaint. I have only prayed for a relief of my half share in the succession case. These proforma respondents are now giving a false statement after I closed my evidence that it is my "DAVA"as a Petitioner that the respondents also be given half the share in the succession case. The succession case is now at arguments stage. What should I say in my arguments?
ANAnamika Arora
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Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad
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01 Jul 2025
WE ARE THREE BROTHERS TOOK HOUSING LOAN TWO PERSONS NOT PAYING EMI , WHAT DOCUMENT SHOULD MY MOTHER PREPARE TO RESTRICT THEM FROM DOING SO
N.N. Santosh Kumar
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Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad
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01 Jul 2025
IS THERE ANY DOCUMENT OTHER THAN A WILL
N.N. Santosh Kumar
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BONGAIGAON
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30 Jun 2025
HOW MUCH TIME IS REQUIRED TO UPLOAD A JUDGEMENT FOR DV_REVISION RELATED BY A DISTRICT COURT
MAMANINDRA PAUL
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Zirakpur
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30 Jun 2025
My defendant who was declared class 2 legal heir along with me died. I filed the succession case. I made her descendants the respondents in my succession case. I merely mentioned the descendants being the legal heirs of my deceased defendant in my succession petition as a procedure. In my prayer I have only asked for a relief of my half share in the movable assets in succession case. The opposite councel has submitted a false statement that it is my DAVA that the 3 respondents also be given half the share in the succession case. Can I state in my arguments that I merely made the 3 respondents to be the performa respondents. I have just asked for a relief of my half share in succession case.
ANAnamika Arora
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mumbai
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23 Jun 2025
mumbai mahada ki buildind mai ek aadmi ke naam par 2 room rakh sakthe hai kiya mahada ke Law ke hisaab se?
ABabrar ahmed
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Rourkela 769004
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22 Jun 2025
Mere land per kabja ker rakha sub Jamin kapeper mere pass Hai kabja wala high Cort me case ker rkha hai ek Sal se uper hogaya hai date me hair nahi hotahai lover Cort me Habari jit degree hai
GAGanesh Chandra shah
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Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad
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21 Jun 2025
we are three brother took home loan , constructed two portions , one of my brother put lock to one portion and not paying emi what to do and the other brother not staying with us
N.N. Santosh Kumar
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Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad
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21 Jun 2025
we are three brother took home loan , constructed two portions , one of my brother put lock to one portion and not paying emi what to do
N.N. Santosh Kumar
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Zirakpur
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20 Jun 2025
My respondents who are the children of my deceased defendant in my SUCCESSION case never filed any application under order 22 Rule 4 to prove themselves as the legal heirs of my deceased defendant. Now after I closed my evidence, they filed a joint statement in which they say that I have made a DAVA that they should also be given half the share in succession case. I have filed my Objections to this and furthermore I have only asked for a relief of my half share in my Prayer. I also suggested during my stating of objections that they should file a separate suit or claim. To which they are shouting in the court as to why should they file a claim. I told the judge that they are not the co-owners. I made them a party to my succession case as they are the descendants of my deceased defendant. Will I be granted my half share in my prayer, as I have proved my evidence by calling all the banks in my SUCCESSION case. The respondents never brought anything in their evidence. Do the respondents now have to file a suit for declaration to prove themselves as the legal heirs of my deceased defendant? Because the application under order 22 Rule 4 is now time barred, that is the period of 90 days is over.
ANAnamika Arora
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Zirakpur
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20 Jun 2025
My respondents who are the children of my deceased defendant in my SUCCESSION case never filed any application under order 22 Rule 4 to prove themselves as the legal heirs of my deceased defendant. Now after I closed my evidence, they filed a joint statement in which they say that I have made a DAVA that they should also be given half the share in succession case. I have filed my Objections to this and furthermore I have only asked for a relief of my half share in my Prayer. I also suggested during my stating of objections that they should file a separate suit or claim. To which they are shouting in the court as to why should they file a claim. I told the judge that they are not the co-owners. I made them a party to my succession case as they are the descendants of my deceased defendant. Will I be granted my half share in my prayer, as I have proved my evidence by calling all the banks in my SUCCESSION case. Do the respondents now have to file a suit for declaration to prove themselves as the legal heirs of my deceased defendant? Because the application under order 22 Rule 4 is now time barred, that is the period of 90 days is over.
ANAnamika Arora
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Zirakpur
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20 Jun 2025
The court declared me and my defendant class 2 legal heirs. Soon after, my defendant died. I was now in the process of filing a succession case. The 3 children of my deceased defendant filed a case of declaration in which they challenged the class 2 legal heir decree in which their mother and myself were declared class 2 legal heirs. The 3 children never filed any application under order 22 Rule 4 to declare themselves as the legal heirs of my deceased defendant, before filing the declaration case of stating our class 2 legal heir decree to be null, void, fraud and illegal. When I filed the succession case, I made the 3 children of my deceased defendant to be the respondents. They again had a chance to file an application under Order 22 Rule 4 to declare themselves as legal heirs of my deceased defendant, but they did not do so. In my prayer in the succession case, I only asked for my half share as a relief. Did the 3 children of my deceased defendant have a right to file the declaration suit in which they are challenging the class 2 legal heir decree, without first declaring themselves the legal heirs of my deceased defendant? Even in succession case, they never filed any such application to be declared legal heirs of my deceased defendant, even though they knew that the petitioner(myself)only asked for half share in prayer. The 3 children of my deceased defendant now gave a false statement that it is the DAVA of the petitioner that the 3 children of my deceased defendant also be given 50% in the succession. In my plaint I did mention that they are the legal heirs of my deceased defendant, but still, the burden of proof of being LRs is upon them not on me, they were to file a legal heir certificate.
ANAnamika Arora
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Zirakpur
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19 Jun 2025
In a succession case, can the judge do judgement beyond the prayer? I am declared class 2 legal heir by the court along with my defendant. My defendant died. I filed a succession case on the basis of my class 2 legal heir decree. I made the 3 children of my deceased defendant the respondents in my succession case. I only asked for my half share as a relief in my prayer as a petitioner. My respondents never filed any document that proves their legal heir status. I as a Petitioner also did not file any application under Order 22 Rule 4 within 90 days to bring the 3 respondents on record as legal heirs of my deceased defendant. Nor did the 3 respondents file the application under Order 22 Rule 4 themselves, within a period of 90 days. can they be granted succession certificate along with me. My respondents are the descendants of my deceased defendant. I gave suggestions before the judge that when the first summons were sent to the 3 respondents, copies of the plaint/petition were also sent with them. It is understood that the 3 respondents and their advocate knows that the petitioner has only asked for her half share in the prayer of the succession case. I also suggested before the judge that the 3 respondents did have a chance to declare themselves as the legal heirs of my deceased defendant while filing their written reply to my succession plaint by filing the application under Order 22 Rule 4, within 90 days. They did not do that. I also suggested before the judge that they did not file any claim or a separate suit, to claim my deceased defendant's half share. I also suggested that being time barred the 3 respondents now have to file a suit for declaration to prove themselves as legal heirs of my deceased defendant. And that they would then seek their half share in succession after being declared legal heirs of my deceased defendant. The councel for the 3 respondents filed a false statement in which he states that it is my DAVA as a Petitioner that the 3 respondents also be given half the share in succession. I have already filed my Objections to this statement. One of the respondents has also filed a GPA in which the contents are false and fabricated, as they state that they are the ultimate legal heirs and have full authority to operate the bank accounts and lockers, for which I have filed the succession case and I am seeking half the share. Would I be granted my half share in succession as I have completed my evidence by bringing in all the banks and I have proved my case No where have I mentioned that the 3 respondents also be given half share in succession.
ANAnamika Arora
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Zirakpur
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19 Jun 2025
In a succession case, can the judge do judgement beyond the prayer? I am declared class 2 legal heir by the court along with my defendant. My defendant died. I filed a succession case on the basis of my class 2 legal heir decree. I made the 3 children of my deceased defendant the respondents in my succession case. I only asked for my half share as a relief in my prayer as a petitioner. My respondents never filed any document that proves their legal heir status. I as a Petitioner also did not file any application under Order 22 Rule 4 within 90 days to bring the 3 respondents on record as legal heirs of my deceased defendant. Nor did the 3 respondents file the application under Order 22 Rule 4 themselves, within a period of 90 days. can they be granted succession certificate along with me. My respondents are the descendants of my deceased defendant. I gave suggestions before the judge that when the first summons were sent to the 3 respondents, copies of the plaint/petition were also sent with them. It is understood that the 3 respondents and their advocate knows that the petitioner has only asked for her half share in the prayer of the succession case. I also suggested before the judge that the 3 respondents did have a chance to declare themselves as the legal heirs of my deceased defendant while filing their written reply to my succession plaint by filing the application under Order 22 Rule 4, within 90 days. They did not do that. I also suggested before the judge that they did not file any claim or a separate suit, to claim my deceased defendant's half share. I also suggested that being time barred the 3 respondents now have to file a suit for declaration to prove themselves as legal heirs of my deceased defendant. And that they would then seek their half share in succession after being declared legal heirs of my deceased defendant. Would I be granted my half share in succession as I have completed my evidence by bringing in all the banks and I have proved my case No where have I mentioned that the 3 respondents also be given half share in succession.
ANAnamika Arora
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Zirakpur
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19 Jun 2025
Now, 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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