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Dear Client,
There is no overarching law that prohibits a person from doing multiple jobs, provided an offer or appointment letter specifically does not restrict an employee from such multiple engagement while engaged with one. Typically, dual employment occurs when an employee joins another establishment without serving the notice period in compliance with the terms of employment or obtaining a relieving letter from the earlier establishment post-resignation. Commission is neither a component

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A family pension can be drawn from any branch of a nationalised bank from anywhere across the states or country, once the pensioner applies for the same to the pension disbursing authority, opting for transfer of his or her pension account from one place to another or from one bank to another. In case of any delay or dispute, you can escalate your grievance before the Ministry of Personnel, Pension & Public Grievance Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare either in online or

Dear Client,
Both rooftops and basements of a multistoried Building in a housing complex are known as an open terrace and open place are considered a part of the common area usable by all the floor owners of the multistoried building. Legally, a Builder cannot sell the open terrace or basement of any multistoried building, which is known as a common area usable by all the floor owners of the Building. Even a Society cannot permit any floor owner to use the open terrace or basement for his own p

Dear Client,
The Department of Sainik Welfare (Rajya Sainik Board) and the Zila Sainik Board (ZSB) in the State of Bihar introduce various welfare schemes for the defense and ex-defense personnel, including allotment of agricultural land up to 5 acres and 12.5 Decimal land for housing for deceased and disabled soldiers, and 2 acres of agricultural land and 12.5 Decimal land to serving and Ex-Service Men(ESM). For more information about the procedure for application for allotment of land, you m

Dear Client,
In India, moneylenders are governed by the Moneylenders Act, 1957, in different states. Any individual/organization engaged in a money lending business must hold a license from the appropriate authority, such as the RBI or the State Legislature. A money lending license is usually granted by the Revenue Department of the respective state government in compliance with the provisions of the Money Lenders Act and the state-specific rules. If any person or a group of persons is involved

Dear Client,
Regardless of reasons, on cessation of employment, an employee is entitled to an experience certificate, relieving letter and F & F settlement dues from the employer within 30 days of the last working days (LWD) post-completion of the notice period and denial of which amounted to victimization and unfair labour practices on the part of the employer as defined under Section 2(47) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. As per the mandate of Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act,1872,

Dear Client,
Under section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, any spouse can file a petition before a district court for the restitution of Conjugal Rights. This remedy can be sought by either the husband or the wife who has been deserted or separated from the other spouse without any reasonable cause or excuse. If the husband wins the Sec 9 (RCR) case, then the wife is not entitled to Maintenance u/s.125 of CrPC or under Sec. 25 of HMA. In case the wife claims maintenance, she must prove that she is

Dear Client,
A borrower of a loan is held personally liable for his or her debt for non-payment of the outstanding amount of the loan, and legally, there is no escape route to get rid of that liability. Even in the absence of a borrower or guarantor, his or her surviving legal heirs are held liable to write off the debt from the asset or property they inherited from the deceased borrower. Once the repayment of the loan stops or bounces for consecutive 3 occasions the Bank initiates a routine co

Dear Client,
Bail money is a payment made to secure the release of an individual awaiting trial, ensuring they will appear in court. The bail amount is usually returned if all conditions set by the court in the bail bond are met, and failure to comply with these conditions can result in the forfeiture of the bail amount. As regards inaction or dereliction on the part of your lawyer despite payment of his fees, be informed that typically, such type of conduct on the part of an Advocate may be co

Dear Client,
An agricultural land acquired through inheritance is typically known as an ancestral property. An individual gets the right to ancestral property by birth, and that right cannot be waived or seized mechanically by any mode or MOU until and unless he or she relinquishes their right through a registered Deed of Relinquishment or a Deed of Settlement.. Grandfather's property is ancestral in the hands of the grandchildren. After the amendment of the Hindu Succession Act in 2005, daughte