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Public Interest Litigation – The alertness badge that the law offers! : The word PIL has come to symbolise an alert, curious, questioning society, over a period of time. It signifies the right that individuals possess to question various events

What is so good about the Goods and Services Tax (GST)? : The first Look.... July 1 dawned to the application of what is clearly seen as the biggest Tax reform in India. The wave that it stirred up, the impact of the regulations and the expected results in the context of the Indian Economy have all made this one of the hottest topics of debate in the

Not everything is shared so easily – Especially not property! : The need for legally entering into a Partition suite arises when there has to be a distribution of shared ownership of property among the potential shareholders, whether they are family members and relatives. A partition, by simple definition, is a division of assets owned collectively by either family members or relatives so that each person gets

GST and its impact in the Real Estate Sector : GST as we understand now The much awaited ‘General’ term that promises to bring about structural changes Goods & Services Tax is an indirect tax levied by the government to replace all other indirect taxes of the entire country with an objective to make India one unified common market to strengthen the economy. India

Government Initiatives and NRI Investments in India : Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) have always found real estate an attractive investment option. Their attraction comes not just from the financial aspects, but also from their intense desire to have a connection to their roots. The reasons for NRI investments in India could be many, and vary from providing a better lifestyle for the family to

Property Rights of Women as per Hindu Law : A woman is expected to – and does – play different roles with equal grace. Whether as a daughter or a wife or a mother; patience, love, compassion and fortitude form a part of her personality. While we might not be able to quantify and put a value on her role in society, the least

This could very well pass off as the saga of relationships, confusions and chaotic disputes. Hemraj Vatsyan's father Dwarka Dass had two wives. His first marriage with Kamla Dass ended up in a divorce and he then married Jagminder Kaur. He had three sons from his first wife-and then adopted a girl, Peggy. Later after his divorce when he remarried, he had a son from his second wife. During his life time, he had accumulated properties near Amritsar and under the natural succession principal all his children would have inherited. However, in the year 2010, he made a new will in which he disowned his first wife, their three sons and the adopted daughter. Under this will, all his property was to be handed over to his son from the second marriage, Dilraj. Since Dilraj was still a minor, it was stated that nobody could sell the property till Dilraj would become a major. In addition nobody could take guardianship of Dilraj. There was another angle to the entire situat...