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FIR full form: what it means, and how to file one
The First Information Report usually starts a criminal case in India. What it contains, who can file it, and what to do if a station turns you away.
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CRIMINAL
NC in a police station: what it means, and what happens next
People leave the station with an NC number and no idea what it is worth. It is a real legal record — but the police cannot act on it until a Magistrate says so.
EMPLOYMENT
The POSH Act, 2013: what it requires and how a complaint works
Every employer with ten or more workers owes an Internal Committee. Here are the obligations, the three-month window, the ninety-day inquiry and the penalties.
COURTS
Lok Adalat: settlement by consent, with the force of a decree
Not a lesser court, and not mediation. The award is a civil court decree, it is final, and the court fee you already paid comes back to you.
PROPERTY
MahaRERA: how to file a complaint against a builder
Delayed possession, a changed layout, amenities that never arrived. The regulator that hears these, filed online for a fixed fee.
FAMILY
498A IPC, now BNS Section 85: cruelty by a husband or his relatives
Renumbered, not rewritten. What the offence covers, what counts as cruelty, the bail position, and the safeguards courts apply before an arrest.
CRIMINAL · MACHINE TRANSLATED
What is Section 302: the punishment for murder and its new number in the BNS
Section 302 of the IPC dealt with murder. Under the new law, the BNS, the same provision is now Section 103. Punishment, bail and procedure — all in plain language.
COURTS
Punjab and Haryana High Court: how to check your case status
Three ways to look up a matter at the High Court in Chandigarh, what the status words actually mean, and how to stop hearing about a hearing after it happened.
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