Kanoonirai: Blog on the Indian law & legal system

Presumption of debt under the negotiable instrument act

A negotiable instrument is a document that promises payment to a specified person or the assignee. The most common types of negotiable instruments are cheques, promissory notes and bills of exchange. Negotiable instruments are widely used in trade and commerce as a...

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How to get your call details and WhatsApp information

If you want to know your call details and WhatsApp information, you might be wondering how to do it easily and legally. There are many reasons why you might need this information, such as checking your phone bill, tracking your usage, finding out who called you or who...

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Tenants have sold the rental premises: what to do with?

Question: My father had given some properties, including shops, houses and open lands on (registered) perpetual lease in XXXX.  A nominal yearly rent was reserved in the documents. Till 2000, most of them had been paying rents to us (through POA) against...

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Essential ingredients of a gift deed

Question: My aunt, who is my dad's brother's wife, wants to gift me a sum of money for my marriage, and we want to register this gift deed. What clauses can we add to the gift deed to ensure the following? The gift deed is not signed under any undue influence,...

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