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Notes on the law, written to be useful
Plain explanations of the provisions our clients actually encounter, written for the people facing them rather than for other lawyers. Nothing here is legal advice on your facts.
IPC to BNS, CrPC to BNSS, Evidence Act to BSA: a working mapping table
Three statutes were replaced on 1 July 2024 and every section number moved. This is the working table we keep on the desk, restricted to the provisions we could verify twice.
11 August 2026 · 9 min read Legal GuideLimitation: the deadlines that quietly end good cases
A sound case can still fail because it was filed a day too late. The three-year default, how an acknowledgment restarts the clock, and the short statutory windows that quietly end good claims.
5 August 2026 · 6 min read PublicationPractical skills in litigation: a guide for law students
The written version of the workshop the firm runs at law schools. Court structure, decorum, preparing for a next-day hearing, answering the Bench, and what clients actually expect. Written for fourth and fifth-year students.
29 July 2026 · 12 min read Family LawMaintenance under Section 144 BNSS: what actually changed
Section 125 CrPC is now Section 144 BNSS. The substance survived almost intact — but the timelines, the disclosure affidavit and the date maintenance runs from are where cases are won and lost.
14 July 2026 · 7 min read High CourtQuashing under Section 528 BNSS: when a High Court will end a case before trial
Not every complaint deserves a trial. The Bhajan Lal categories, when a settlement can end a case after Gian Singh, and the record a court actually needs before it will quash proceedings.
7 July 2026 · 6 min read Family Law · NRINRI divorce and Indian courts: jurisdiction, ex-parte decrees and passport impoundment
A foreign divorce decree is not automatically valid in India. Section 13 CPC decides whether it is recognised — and getting that wrong is what leads to parallel proceedings, LOCs and impounded passports.
23 June 2026 · 8 min read Data ProtectionThe Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023: what a small business must actually do
Notice and consent, the rights a customer or employee now has over their data, and the duties a Data Fiduciary carries. What a small business should build now, and where the law still stands cautiously.
9 June 2026 · 7 min read Criminal LawAnticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS: a practical guide
Section 438 CrPC is now Section 482 BNSS — and the new provision is, in several respects, wider than the one it replaced. What the change means if you fear arrest.
19 May 2026 · 7 min read Legal GuideHow a civil suit actually proceeds in Delhi, stage by stage
From the plaint to the decree to execution, a civil suit in Delhi moves through a fixed sequence of stages. Realistic timelines for each, and the three points where delay actually accumulates.
12 May 2026 · 6 min read Commercial DisputesCheque bounce under Section 138: the timelines that decide the case
Most Section 138 complaints that fail, fail on limitation or on a defective demand notice — not on the merits. The dates, in order, and the defences that actually work.
28 April 2026 · 6 min read NRI DeskPower of attorney from abroad: getting it right the first time
A power of attorney executed abroad is refused far more often for a procedural defect than a drafting one. What execution, apostille, stamping and registration actually require before you send it to India.
15 April 2026 · 7 min read Corporate & MSMEMSME payment recovery: the 45-day rule, Section 18 and the Samadhaan route
A registered micro or small enterprise has a statutory recovery mechanism that is faster and cheaper than a civil suit — with compound interest at three times the RBI bank rate. Most eligible businesses never use it.
31 March 2026 · 6 min read CorporateThe four clauses that prevent most founder disputes
Most co-founder disputes trace back to the same four gaps in the paperwork: vesting, decision rights, transfer restrictions, and what a departing founder actually keeps. What each clause should say.
18 March 2026 · 6 min read Banking & RecoverySARFAESI: the 45 days that decide a borrower's case
Section 13(2) notice, the representation you are entitled to make, and the forty-five days to reach the Debts Recovery Tribunal once possession is taken. Why most borrowers who lose simply waited too long.
25 February 2026 · 6 min read Criminal Law · FamilySection 498A, now Section 85 BNS: the safeguards courts apply
The provision protecting married women from cruelty is genuinely necessary and genuinely over-invoked. The Supreme Court has spent a decade building safeguards against both failures. Here is where the law now stands.
17 February 2026 · 7 min read Supreme CourtSection 12A of the Commercial Courts Act: when pre-institution mediation is mandatory
Filing a commercial suit without first attempting mediation can get the plaint rejected outright. Here is when Section 12A applies, when it does not, and how to use the urgent-relief carve-out honestly.
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