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If your father was born in Bihar but has been residing in Uttar Pradesh for the last 18 years, and you already possess a valid domicile certificate of Uttar Pradesh, then the cancellation of your EWS certificate solely on the ground that your father was born in Bihar may not be legally sustainable. In Uttar Pradesh, domicile or residence status is generally determined by long-term residence and intention to permanently reside in the state, not merely by place of birth. EWS reservation is based p

Dear Sir,

Under the general EWS guidelines applicable for Central Government reservations, a person is not eligible for EWS status if the family owns agricultural land of 5 acres or more. Since 3 hectares of land is approximately 7.4 acres, the total landholding exceeds the prescribed limit.

However, the important question is whether the land is treated as jointly owned ancestral property and whether separate families have already partitioned or are independently assessed

Dear client,

For determining eligibility under the EWS (Economically Weaker Section) category, the land/house property criteria are generally assessed based on the assets owned by the family. In most Government EWS rules, “family” includes:

Applicant
Spouse
Parents
Minor children

Now, regarding ancestral/grandparents’ property:

If the property was in your grandparents’ name and they have passed away, the key issue is whether the property has legally devolved upon your father through

Dear Client,
Yes, you may still be eligible for OBC–Non Creamy Layer (NCL), but it will depend upon the exact status and nature of your father’s post as Chairman of the Bihar Bal Shramik Aayog and whether the post is treated as equivalent to a constitutional/statutory high-ranking government post falling within the “Creamy Layer” criteria.

Under the Central Government OBC Creamy Layer guidelines issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), children of persons holding const

Dear client,

Minor variations or abbreviation differences such as “Md. Afjal” and “Mohammad Afjal” are generally treated as name discrepancies rather than identity changes, particularly when the remaining particulars such as surname, parentage, address, date of birth, and other supporting documents substantially match. In such situations, a notarised or First Class Judicial Magistrate affidavit declaring that “Md.” is the abbreviated form of “Mohammad” and both names refer to th

Dear client,

This is a sensitive service-law issue, and you should not make any changes casually, because your appointment and benefits are tied to the category under which you were recruited.


You cannot simply change your category in the service book from SC to General after appointment, especially if your job was obtained using SC reservation. Doing so without proper legal process can create serious complications, including scrutiny of your appointment.

Even though your caste status has no

Dear Sir,

For minor corrections such as spelling mistakes or small variations, you should first approach the school where you studied. The school will verify your records (admission register, transfer certificate, etc.) and forward a correction request to the Board. You will usually need to submit supporting documents like your birth certificate, Aadhaar card, and an application explaining the correction. The Board may allow such corrections through an internal process without court involvement

Dear Client,

If your current caste certificate was issued based on your mother’s caste, changing it later to your father’s caste is not automatic and usually depends on whether your father’s caste was wrongly omitted at the time of issuing the original certificate. If there was an error in the original records, you may apply before the local caste certificate issuing authority, such as the SDO or District Magistrate, with your birth certificate, parents’ caste certificates, school reco

Dear client,

Under Rule 6 of the Bar Council of India Rules of Legal Education, 2008, the prohibition is on simultaneously pursuing two regular courses, and the key test is actual pursuit, not merely a technical continuation of admission on paper. In your case, since you attended only the first semester of the initial BA LL.B., did not pay further fees, did not fill examination forms, and completely stopped attending classes, it can reasonably be argued that you had effectively discontinued tha

Dear Client,

For cooperative housing societies in Maharashtra, execution of the M-20 bond by elected managing committee members is presently not mandatory. The State Government, through its notification dated 6 September 2012, exempted cooperative housing societies from the requirement of filing M-20 bond.

Therefore, if your society is a regular cooperative housing society, elected committee members are not required to execute the M-20 bond. However, this exemption does not apply to other ty