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POWER OF ATTORNEY IN INDIA Types, Format & When to Acquire One

“Enduring” or “Lasting” Power of Attorney (EPA/LPA) in India

We often receive query from our non resident Indian Clients about the enduring power of attorney. In this article we have tried to give answers to the questions, basis the legal framework in India. So Whether EPA or LPA in valid in India? Short answer: No — India does not currently recognise a statutory “Enduring” or “Lasting” Power of Attorney (EPA/LPA) that survives the principal’s subsequent loss of mental capacity, the way the UK, Australia, Canada, or several US states… Read More »“Enduring” or “Lasting” Power of Attorney (EPA/LPA) in India

POWER OF ATTORNEY IN INDIA

Types, Format & When to Acquire One A Legal & Analytical Overview Introduction A Power of Attorney (POA) is one of the most frequently used — and most frequently misunderstood — instruments in Indian civil and property law. In simple terms, it is a legal document by which one person (the principal, donor, or executant) authorises another person (the agent, attorney, or donee) to act on their behalf in specified legal, financial, or personal matters. A POA does not transfer… Read More »POWER OF ATTORNEY IN INDIA

MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS IN INDIA: RIGHTS, CONDUCT, AND LEGAL CONSEQUENCES

A Practitioner’s Legal Reference on Dos & Don’ts, Adultery vs. Bigamy, Cohabitation Pendente Lite, and the Adulterous Husband By Law Chamber of Amit K Pateria | Expert Speaks | Legal Awareness Series Divorce proceedings in India seldom resolve in isolation. The filing of a petition under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA) almost invariably triggers satellite disputes of profound consequence: the custody of children, interim maintenance, residence rights, and allegations of matrimonial fault — chief among them adultery and abandonment.… Read More »MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS IN INDIA: RIGHTS, CONDUCT, AND LEGAL CONSEQUENCES

Intestate Succession in India: Who Inherits When There Is No Will, and How to Establish Legal Heirship

Death is the one certainty that the law must always prepare for, yet millions of Indians depart this world without a Will — leaving behind property, bank accounts, investments, and business interests to be distributed according to statutory formulae that may bear little resemblance to the deceased’s actual intentions. The law governing distribution of a person’s estate in the absence of a valid Will — known as the law of intestate succession — is among the most complex, most litigated, and least… Read More »Intestate Succession in India: Who Inherits When There Is No Will, and How to Establish Legal Heirship

NRI Legal Rights in India: Property, Inheritance, Banking, Matrimonial Law, and How to Protect Your Interests

Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) occupy a unique and often complex position in India’s legal landscape. While they retain the legal status of Indian citizens (where applicable), their physical absence from India creates significant practical and legal vulnerabilities — fraudulent sale of ancestral property by relatives, encroachment on unoccupied land, matrimonial disputes adjudicated without their adequate participation, and inheritance rights lost to inaction. Simultaneously, NRIs are subject to a distinct regulatory framework governing their investments, banking, property acquisitions, and repatriation of funds.… Read More »NRI Legal Rights in India: Property, Inheritance, Banking, Matrimonial Law, and How to Protect Your Interests

Will Drafting in India: Why Every Adult Needs a Will and How to Make One That Holds

Of all the legal documents a person will ever execute in their lifetime, a Will is perhaps the most personally significant and the most universally neglected. In India, the absence of a valid Will — known in law as dying intestate — is one of the leading causes of protracted family disputes, fraternal litigation, and the dissipation of wealth painstakingly accumulated over a lifetime. Yet the majority of Indians — including educated, property-owning individuals — die without a Will, leaving their families… Read More »Will Drafting in India: Why Every Adult Needs a Will and How to Make One That Holds

Divorce by Mutual Consent in India: A Complete Step-by-Step Legal Guide

The decision to end a marriage is among the most profound and consequential choices a person can make. Where both spouses reach this decision together — agreeing that the marriage has irretrievably broken down and that separation is in their mutual interest — Indian law provides a relatively streamlined and humane process known as divorce by mutual consent. Unlike a contested divorce, which can stretch over years and involve adversarial litigation, a mutual consent divorce is designed to resolve the dissolution… Read More »Divorce by Mutual Consent in India: A Complete Step-by-Step Legal Guide

Cyber Fraud in India: How to File a Complaint, Report UPI Fraud, and Recover Your Money

India is among the fastest-growing digital economies in the world, with over 900 million internet users and UPI transactions crossing 100 billion annually. This explosion of digital adoption has been accompanied by an equally alarming surge in cybercrime. From UPI and OTP fraud to investment scams, fake loan apps, online job fraud, and sextortion, cybercriminals have become sophisticated, organised, and relentless. According to the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), financial cyber fraud alone costs Indian citizens thousands of crores… Read More »Cyber Fraud in India: How to File a Complaint, Report UPI Fraud, and Recover Your Money

How to File a Consumer Complaint in India: RERA, Consumer Forums, and the Banking Ombudsman Explained

Every day, millions of Indians enter into transactions with builders, banks, e-commerce platforms, insurance companies, and service providers. When these transactions go wrong — when a builder delays possession, a bank charges unauthorised fees, a product proves defective, or an insurer wrongfully repudiates a claim — the law provides several accessible and powerful forums for redressal. Yet the majority of aggrieved consumers either suffer in silence or pursue informal channels that yield no results, simply because they are unaware of… Read More »How to File a Consumer Complaint in India: RERA, Consumer Forums, and the Banking Ombudsman Explained

What to Do If You Are Arrested: Your Rights Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

An arrest is among the most disorienting experiences a citizen can undergo. The sudden deprivation of liberty, the coercive authority of the State, and the uncertainty of what follows can overwhelm even the most composed individual. Yet the law — if known and invoked — provides a robust shield against arbitrary arrest, custodial abuse, and unlawful detention. With the enactment of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) with effect from… Read More »What to Do If You Are Arrested: Your Rights Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023