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Aadhaar Not Required for Bank Accounts, Phones for Now: Supreme Court
Aadhaar Not Required for Bank Accounts, Phones for Now: Supreme Court : The Supreme Court has ordered that citizens do not need to link their Aadhaar numbers with a range of services, including bank accounts, mobile phones and passports, for the time being. The top court said that a biometric ID is obligatory for accessing social welfare schemes and subsidies, but until it decides whether the government's
Daughters have equal shares in Ancestral Property, even though they were born before enactment of the Hindu Succession Act – A Judgement by Supreme Court
Daughters have equal shares in Ancestral Property, even though they were born before enactment of the Hindu Succession Act – A Judgement by Supreme Court : The Supreme Court has ruled that daughters born before the enactment of the Hindu Succession Act of 1956 are entitled to equal shares as the son in ancestral property. The verdict was issued in an appeal filed by daughters who challenged a decree in a partition suit that excluded them from the partition. The Partition suit
Women Rights in India: Constitutional Women Rights
Women Rights in India: Constitutional Women Rights : The Constitution of India not only allows equality to women but also empowers the State to use measures of positive discrimination in favour of women for neutralizing the cumulative socio-economic, education and political disadvantages faced by them. Fundamental Rights, among others, ensure equality before the law and equal protection of the law; prohibits discrimination against
Guide for NRIs to Sell Inherited Property in India
Guide for NRIs to Sell Inherited Property in India : STEP 1: TRANSFER TITLE OF THE PROPERTY After inheriting the property from your ancestor, the first thing that you must do is transfer the title of the said property to your name. This can be done by the process called ‘mutation of revenue records’. For this you would need a copy of the will; in case
NRIs who had PPF accounts in India can continue to have it until further notice
NRIs who had PPF accounts in India can continue to have it until further notice : The Government has temporarily dismissed its earlier notification regarding the closure of Public Provident Fund (PPF) accounts of NRIs that was issued last year. According to the new office memorandum released by the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) on Feb. 23, the earlier notification about the closure of PPF accounts has been provisionally removed. “It has