Question: Can a patient of mental illness who is on regular medication become a member and chairman of child welfare, women welfare, juvenile justice board and handle such sensitive matters? Can mental illness put a bar on holding sensitive posts? Asked from: Andhra Pradesh Mental fitness is...
Civil Law
Encroachment of the public paved road
Question: There is an encroachment of the public paved road. Can anyone occupy a 60-year-old paved public road by saying that this has been made wrong? What is the legality of the road in Indian law? Asked from: Uttar Pradesh Public road is a public property vested in the ownership of the...
How to get back money from my younger brother?
Question: How to get back money from my younger brother?. Younger brother demanded money from the older brother and gave some amount to him without any paperwork. If the younger brother ignores or does not return the money, what action will the older brother take ? Is there any legal action? ...
Section 38 of Specific Relief Act 1963
Section 38 Specific Relief Act Perpetual injunctions when granted (1) Subject to the other provisions contained in or referred to by this Chapter a perpetual injunction may be granted to the plaintiff to prevent the breach of an obligation existing in his favour, whether expressly or by...
Can I claim compensation if engagement is broken for inappropriate reasons?
Question: My cousin had an engagement. Can I claim compensation if engagement is broken for inappropriate reasons? Her fiance started talking on the phone. But due to her pursuing a degree course (of my cousin), she was not able to speak longer and every day. They are breaking the engagement. But...
Advocate has withdrawn the writ petition without consent of petitioner
Question: I am working as headmaster of the school. My advocate has withdrawn the writ petition without consent of petitioner i.e. me. I joined the school in April 2013. Well Before my joining, in November 2012 ,an agreement had been made by the then headmaster for construction of a Kasturba...
Case filed based on False Sale Agreement
Question: I am 74 yrs old so don't want the case to drag on for obvious reasons. Hence this query. Never had a brush with court in these 74 years but NOW I have been made respondent in a case against me based on a clearly Forged document. Bought 1 acr land in 1995. Got it mutated in 2019....
Can a daughter be deprived of the share in property in absence of evidence of parents’ marriage?
Question: I am the daughter of my parents’ second marriage. The son of the first marriage is trying to mutate all properties of my father in his name only. Can a daughter be deprived of the share in property in absence of evidence of parents' marriage? I have no evidence to prove the marriage...
Legal action against the authority for holding an inquiry against a person for sexual harassment
Question: One of my male faculty and his lady student developed a friendly relation and exchanged WhatApp chat for the last one year on all issues, decent/indecent, appropriate/inappropriate everything. She shares her family picture and one or two DPs on demand. The girl student (adult)...
Where to file a case when an armed forces officer is illegally dismissed from the service?
Question: My younger brother is an officer in the armed forces. He was detailed in the ground duty where some miscreants came in the camp and fought with the jawans. The incident happened when my younger brother had detained a local person for carrying illegal weapon made in Pakistan. That local...
Can a married daughter get a compassionate appointment after the death of father?
Question: I am the only child of my deceased father. My father was an engineer in the public works department. He died during his service and he had no other child. I am twenty nine years old and I am a postgraduate. My husband is a teacher in a private school and is giving private tuition. He is...
Can the tehsildar issue a succession certificate?
Question: Whether Tehsildar is competent authority to issue succession certificate to collect life insurance policy. My father's insurance policy claim is matured and we are the legal heirs to collect that amount. Can the tehsildar issue a succession certificate? Asked from: Maharashtra No,...
Society is not allowing me to fix a wall mounted shoe cabinet with the wall
Question: Hi, In our building flat owners are cluttering the corridors by keeping their shoes and movable wooden shoe cabinets. I have fitted a small Metal Wall Mounted Folding Show Cabinet on the wall, to keep my corridor clean. Society is not allowing me to fix a wall mounted shoe cabinet with...
Obstruction of public road for movement and services
Question: Obstruction of public road for movement and services. I am settled in a retirement home which is not a gated community and all the roads come under Panchayat administration as they have been handed over to the Panchayat by the developer in 1999 itself. However the developer...
Father has given entire compensation received on our elder brother death to stepmother
Question: My Mother died in 1996, My elder brother in an accident passed away 1998. My Father got compensation of 10 lks on my brother's death. After that My father remarried. Now the whole property, part of which was bought with my Brother's compensation, is fully given to My stepmother. Can I...