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The Golden Handcuff: Are Employment Bonds Really Enforceable in India?
Every fresher who has ever signed a joining letter has run their eyes over that one clause tucked between the salary structure and the leave policy: “The employee shall serve the Company for a minimum period of ___ years, failing which a sum of ₹___ shall become payable as liquidated damages.”For decades, this clause lived in a grey zone....
Property Dispute Arises After a Gift Deed – Can the Donor Reclaim the Property?
In Indian Families, property is often demarcated as a symbol of pride, honour and heritage. Out of love and affection, the parent or the donor transfers their property in the form of a gift to their children, loved ones, and associates. The donor usually believes that this action will lead him to be loved and cared for, but life...
Patent Registration in India: A Practical Guide
Patent protection in India is governed by the Patents Act, 1970 (as amended in 1999, 2002, and 2005 to comply with TRIPS) and the Patents Rules, 2003, most recently overhauled by the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2024 (notified 15 March 2024). The nodal authority is the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM) under the DPIIT, Ministry of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
