icon Income tax notice Under sec148

We have received an income tax notice under section.148 against my husband on 23.12.2023 who has passed away on 23.12.2021 with which I replied to the department of his demise by uploading death certi


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Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 empowers the Income Tax Department to issue notices to reassess an individual's previously filed income tax returns if they suspect income has escaped assessment. The notice cannot be sent if three years have passed since the relevant assessment year. However, a notice can be issued after three years but within ten years even to the legal heirs on the demise of the Assessee if the Assessing Officer (AO) possesses books of accounts or document ...ReadMore

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icon RIGHT OF INFORMATION ACT2005

This is bring to kind notice that RIGHT OF INFORMATION ACT 2005 full details of the act


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You can search the PDF copy of the R T I Act, 2005, and its Rules in the Google search engine and download it for your perusal. Alternatively, you can buy a copy of the Act from a Law Book Seller/Shop.

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icon Issue with time of birth in Marriage

Hi Sir, I wanted to know what legal actions are groom's family entitled to if the wrong time of birth of the bride was shared to the grooms family at the time of marriage ?


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Section 12 of the HMA, 1955, deals with voidable marriages. It can be regarded as a legitimate marriage until one of the partners violates the prerequisites for marriage legality. The parties of a voidable marriage have all the rights and duties of marriage until the court dissolves the marriage by a decree. A marriage will be deemed voidable if consent is obtained by force or fraud. Force can be physical force or threat. Fraud can be committed by the nature of the ceremony, misrepr ...ReadMore

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icon Court order to release my money from Fraudster account which is Frozen

I have been a victim of cyber fraud where I had filed FIR under section 419 and 420. I submitted all the evidences to Cyber crime on the accounts where I deposited the money to merchant accounts. Now


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Section 457 of the CrPC empowers a Magistrate to use their discretion to order the conditional release of the amount frozen under cyber scam. In this situation, the police seek a bond from the victim who needs to declare that he/she will pay 1. 5 times the refunded amount to the bank in case his/her claim is false or if other claims are made on the amount. Once this is done, the Magistrate executes an order to release the frozen amount to the applicant victim. So, you can file a pe ...ReadMore

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icon Is it illegal for the company to hold salary during a 3 month's notice period

Is it illegal for the company to hold salary during a 3 month's notice period?


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Yes, withholding of salary for the notice period or F & F dues on cessation of employment either by resignation or termination other than disciplinary action amounts to illegal and unfair labour practice. If the company refuses or withholds your salary, then serving a legal notice reach out to the office of the concerned Labour Commission to file a complaint against the company for unfair trade practices, provided you are a workman as defined under Sec.2(s) of the Industrial Dispute ...ReadMore

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icon Workplace harrassment complaint lead to Termination

What legal actions can I take in failure in of support from the internal HR committee. A conversation initiated with the senior manager about his rude unannounced intrusive entrance to the closed ca


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The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013, also known as the ‘PoSH Act,’ is an Indian law passed to make offices safer for women by halting, restricting, and resolving sexual misconduct against them in the organization. The Ministry of Women and Child Development made the law effective throughout India on December 9, 2013, characterizing sexual harassment and establishing the processes for lodging a lawsuit and conducting an ...ReadMore

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icon how to claim share in fathers property

my father passed away in 1990 leaving some properties and my cousin(father's brother son)sold some of them. I recently came to know that my father have some properties and no will was made. how can I


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Your query requires a few specific details e.g. date of disposal of the intestate property, the date when the fact comes to your knowledge etc. to address it suitably. After amendments were made in 2005 to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, women/daughters were given the same right as that of a son to their parental property irrespective of their marital status. The new Amendment Act clearly states that if the father dies intestate (without making any will). Then the daughter is the s ...ReadMore

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icon IPC section 209

Someone filed a case on me claiming rights on a land that I got through family partition. He is not related to me in anyway. He doesn't have any evidence linking him or his forefathers to this propert


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Section 209 of the Indian Penal Code states that any person who dishonestly, fraudulently, or to injure or annoys any person, makes any claim in the court of justice which he knows to be false, he shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend up to 2 years and shall also be levied fine. Further, Section 193 of the Indian Evidence Act states that whoever intentionally submits any false evidence in any stage of judicial proceedings or fabricates any false evidence that may be u ...ReadMore

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icon Irregularities in conveyance deed and 9-12 extract

Need Guidance for the below matter Our building is 45 years old located in Mumbai has last year gone for redevelopment, but now the builder has approached our Society stating following:- 1) Property


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A conveyance or deemed conveyance is an important and legal document that ensures ownership of the property regardless of its nature or class that may be bare land with or without structure. When a society is registered under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, then the law casts a duty on a builder to execute the conveyance deed within four months of the formation of the society irrespective of the class or nature of the land. As this has not been done, the builder i ...ReadMore

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icon Family - father has reduced age in aadhar card

If a person father has reduced age in aadhar card while it was applied and as per aadhar the child is 17 but in real it's 19 and if child admits the safe to official that he/she is 19 not 17. Will the


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Your oral admission before the officials regarding your age if not supported by substantial evidence or proof, your age/DOB as appears in your Aadhar Card shall be considered as your present age.

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