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The Pataudi Legacy On Trial: Saif Ali Khan, Bhopal Royal Properties, And The Enemy Property Law

The long-dormant embers of a royal inheritance dispute have been reignited with renewed judicial scrutiny. In a landmark decision dated June 30, 2025...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Bombay High Court Balances Redevelopment Rights With Possessory Protection In Matrimonial Dispute: Ritesh Haldar v. Elite Housing LLP

In a significant ruling balancing redevelopment right with possessory and matrimonial protections, the Bombay High Court in Ritesh Haldar & Anr. v. Elite Housing LLP & Ors.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Private Trust In India: A Step‑By‑Step Legal Guide For Asset Protection & Estate Planning

Forming a private trust is a strategic and legally secure method of protecting assets, managing wealth, and ensuring succession planning across generations.

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

How To Revoke A Trust Deed In India: A Clear Legal Roadmap

Revoking a trust deed in India is a legally sensitive process that must align strictly with the provisions of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882.

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Private Client Services

NP

Nexdigm Private Limited

Legal Protection For Transwomen In Marriages: A New Judicial Precedent Under Section 498-A IPC

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Cracking The Code: The Rights Of Nominees Of Insurance Policies Explained

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Trilegal

Gift, Settlement, Or Will? Supreme Court Defines The Fine Line In Property Transfers

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Redefining Parenthood: Historic Ruling On Transgender Rights In Kerala

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Kerala High Court Affirms Widow's Right To Reside In Matrimonial Home Under Domestic Violence Act

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Delhi High Court Upholds Maintenance Obligations Under Section 24 Of The Hindu Marriage Act

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Will vs Gift vs Settlement – Clarity On Estate Planning Instruments

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IndusLaw

Spouse Staying Abroad For Career Not 'Cruelty' Or 'Desertion' – Bombay High Court

EL

Ethical Legal Consultants

Supreme Court Tells CARA: Issue NOC In 4 Weeks For Inter-country Adoption

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

How To Add Or Update Bank Account In GST Portal?

V

Vakilsearch

Real Estate Update I Supreme Court: Property Registration Alone Does Not Confer Ownership

India Real Estate

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

GST On Pens, Papers & Stationery Items: Rates & HSN Codes

V

Vakilsearch

New Compliance Requirements For Employers In India: MCA Notification 2025

India Commercial

AL

Anhad Law

GST On Medicines: Rates, HSN Code, Impacts & Calculation

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Vakilsearch

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Family Law

Child Of Inter-Caste Parents Not Automatically Entitled To SC Certificate: Bombay High Court Clarifies

In a ruling clarifying the law on caste validity disputes, the Bombay High Court has held that a child born to parents from different castes, including where one parent belongs to a Scheduled Caste...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Bombay High Court Balances Redevelopment Rights With Possessory Protection In Matrimonial Dispute: Ritesh Haldar v. Elite Housing LLP

In a significant ruling balancing redevelopment right with possessory and matrimonial protections, the Bombay High Court in Ritesh Haldar & Anr. v. Elite Housing LLP & Ors.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Private Trust In India: A Step‑By‑Step Legal Guide For Asset Protection & Estate Planning

Forming a private trust is a strategic and legally secure method of protecting assets, managing wealth, and ensuring succession planning across generations.

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

How To Revoke A Trust Deed In India: A Clear Legal Roadmap

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Legal Protection For Transwomen In Marriages: A New Judicial Precedent Under Section 498-A IPC

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Redefining Parenthood: Historic Ruling On Transgender Rights In Kerala

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Madras High Court Affirms Same-Sex Couples Can Constitute A Family, Even Without Marriage

India Government

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Bombay High Court Allows Accused To Travel Abroad Amid Matrimonial Dispute: A Balanced Judicial Approach

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Kerala High Court Affirms Widow's Right To Reside In Matrimonial Home Under Domestic Violence Act

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

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Divorce

Spouse Staying Abroad For Career Not 'Cruelty' Or 'Desertion' – Bombay High Court

In the present case, the couple, two budding engineers were deeply in love got married on January 5, 2004, in Mumbai, after an eight-year-long courtship.

EL

Ethical Legal Consultants

Divorce By Mutual Consent

Under Indian law, divorce by mutual consent allows both spouses to dissolve their marriage without any conflict. The inherent cost-efficiency of a non-contentious divorce process, in addition to the judiciary adopting...

Fox & Mandal

Contemporary Challenges And Future Directions In Hindu Divorce Law Reform

The statutory system of Hindu divorce which exists currently today has been greatly hindered by several contemporary dangers

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Evolving Alimony Laws In India: Comparative Insights, Judicial Trends, And Future Challenges

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Balancing Equity And Economic Justice: Alimony Awards And Economic Disparities In Indian Family Law

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Economic Justice Through Alimony: Gender, Fairness, And Legal Evolution In India

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Patna High Court Rules: Moral Lapses Alone Do Not Constitute Living In Adultery In Maintenance Cases

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Prenuptial Agreement And Its Enforcement In India

AG

Altacit Global

Navigating The Intricacies Of Family Law: Protecting The Ties That Bind

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Lawyered

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Wills/ Intestacy/ Estate Planning

The Pataudi Legacy On Trial: Saif Ali Khan, Bhopal Royal Properties, And The Enemy Property Law

The long-dormant embers of a royal inheritance dispute have been reignited with renewed judicial scrutiny. In a landmark decision dated June 30, 2025...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

The Nominee Conundrum: Legal Status, Sectoral Divergences, And The Quest For Consistency

In India's complex inheritance landscape, the law and jurisprudence concerning life insurance nominations have become increasingly dissonant.

India Insurance

White And Brief Advocates And Solicitors

Private Trust In India: A Step‑By‑Step Legal Guide For Asset Protection & Estate Planning

Forming a private trust is a strategic and legally secure method of protecting assets, managing wealth, and ensuring succession planning across generations.

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Private Client Services

NP

Nexdigm Private Limited

Cracking The Code: The Rights Of Nominees Of Insurance Policies Explained

T

Trilegal

Gift, Settlement, Or Will? Supreme Court Defines The Fine Line In Property Transfers

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Will vs Gift vs Settlement – Clarity On Estate Planning Instruments

I

IndusLaw

Smriti And The Evolution Of Hindu Law: From Manusmriti To Mitakshara And Dayabhaga

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Rights Of Women In Live-in Relationship

AG

Altacit Global

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Latest Videos

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How To Take Mutual Divorce? | Lawyer For Divorce With Mutual Consent (Video)

Century Law Firm

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