Monthly Archives: September 2026
Police Have Issued a Notice Under Section 35 BNSS – What Are My Rights and Obligations?
A police notice lands on your doorstep, and suddenly your mind starts racing. Am I being arrested? Do I have to go? What happens if I ignore it? These are the first questions most people ask, and honestly, they’re the right ones to ask. Since the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, replaced the old CrPC, Section 35 has become...
Whether a Construction Contract can be rescinded due to escalation in material costs and delay caused by unforeseen circumstances, and whether force majeure applies?
The law of contracts is built on a foundational principle: pacta sunt servanda — agreements must be kept. Yet the law has never treated this principle as absolute. From the earliest days of common law, courts have recognised that circumstances can arise which make rigid enforcement of a promise unjust or impossible. Doctrines such as frustration, force majeure, and...
Whether an Influencer Collaboration Agreement is enforceable when one party fails to deliver the promised promotional content, and what remedies are available?
Influencer marketing has grown into a substantial segment of India’s advertising economy, with brands routinely engaging content creators to promote products through reels, posts, and live sessions in exchange for fees, free products, or a mix of both. These arrangements are almost always reduced to an Influencer Collaboration Agreement, yet disputes are common: an influencer may fail to post...
Marriage Registration in Punjab; Registration under the Hindu Marriage Act, Special Marriage Act, Anand Marriage Act, Punjab procedures, required documents, online/offline process, delayed registration, and legal implications.
Marriage registration is an essential legal process that provides official recognition and documentary proof of a marital relationship. Although marriages in India are traditionally solemnized according to religious customs and personal laws, registration provides formal State recognition through the issuance of a marriage certificate. This certificate serves as crucial evidence of marital status and is required for purposes such...
Can a Sports Sponsorship Agreement Be Terminated After an Athlete Sustains a Long- Term Injury?
Every sponsorship deal a brand signs with an athlete rests on one quiet assumption: that the athlete will keep showing up, keep winning, and keep being visible enough to justify the fee. That assumption cracks the moment a career-altering injury enters the picture, whether it is a torn ACL, a spinal injury that ends a season, or a stress...
NGO Registration in India: A Complete Guide to Society, Trust, and Section 8 Company
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) form the backbone of India’s social development sector, working across education, healthcare, environment, women’s empowerment, rural development, and countless other causes. Before an NGO can legally operate, raise funds, or claim tax benefits, it must be registered under one of three legal structures recognised in India: a Society, a Trust, or a Section 8 Company. Each...
Child Given Up for Adoption, but Biological Parents Later Want Custody Back — Is There Any Legal Remedy?
Adoption is kind of meant to give a child a permanent, stable family and also give a childless couple, or a single person, a permanent child. The point of the institution is really that permanence , and you could say it’s the whole idea. Still , in day to day practice, disputes keep popping up where biological parents who...
False Rape Case Filed Against Me – What Legal Remedies Are Available?
An allegation of rape can have some of the most serious implications of criminal law — social stigma, career destruction, and even the potential of life imprisonment, before any of the facts are examined in court. The law has rightly enacted rigorous safeguards for the real survivors of sexual violence, but Indian criminal jurisprudence also acknowledges that the act...
Whether a hospital–doctor service agreement can be terminated without notice, and what liabilities arise from wrongful termination of such contracts?
The relationship between a hospital and a medical practitioner is ordinarily governed by a Hospital–Doctor Service Agreement, which outlines the rights, duties, remuneration, tenure, and termination provisions applicable to both parties.1 While such agreements are contractual in nature, disputes frequently arise where either the hospital or the doctor seeks to terminate the agreement before the expiry of its term...
Registration of Partnership Firm and Limited Liability Partnership (LLP): A Practical Guide
Choosing the right business structure is one of the earliest and most consequential decisions any entrepreneur, professional, or small business owner makes, and the Partnership Firm and the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) remain the two most commonly used structures for small and medium enterprises, professional practices, and family-run businesses in India. Although both involve two or more persons coming...
