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Rights of Employees according to the Indian Labour Laws


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Employment AgreementEmployment agreement detailing the employment terms and conditions including compensation, place of work, designation, work hours, and so on is mandatory. The employer’s rights and obligations including non-disclosure of confidential information and trade secrets, timely paymen...

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Avik Chakravorty

An Era of Performance Ushered in Enforcement of Contract


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World Bank’s The Ease of Doing Business rankings; an annual release ranks India at 163 at the moment in enforcing contracts. The current Indian administration has been focusing on the performance of enforceable contracts in view of the fact that India’s overall contract performance has been depl...

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Avik Chakravorty

Live-In Relationship and Indian Courts


Written By : Avik Chakravorty

Indeed the only thing constant in this world is change. The lifestyle of Indian society at large has drastically changed in the past couple of years. People are slowly but surely accepting the notion of pre-marital conjugal and live-in relationships. Nonetheless, this altered mindset arguably lacks ...

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Avik Chakravorty

How to have a tenant vacate premises by sending a Legal Notice


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If one were to own extra houses and earn rental income out of those houses then its regarded as a source of passive income. Nonetheless, if right steps aren’t taken, this passive income source may turn out to be nightmarish and more so if one had to deal with careless tenants.Legal notice of vacat...

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Avik Chakravorty

A step-by-step guide for legal recourse when Cheque is Dishonored


Written By : Avik Chakravorty

|A Cheque is a mode of payment that is widely used for transactions including loan re-payment, payment of salary, bills, fees, and so on. Banks on a daily basis process and clear the vast majority of cheques. Issuing cheques are essentially proof of payment. However, cheques undeniably are a reliabl...

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Avik Chakravorty

E-signing is the tip of the iceberg: Smart E-Contracts wins over Regular Contracts


Written By : Avik Chakravorty

It’s a frustrating experience for anyone waiting for follow up after a proposal for a contract has been sent to a client and what may seem like an eternity is, in fact, a protracted timescale for the client to respond. Sending a contract to a client is a harrowing experience that entails following...

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Avik Chakravorty

What is Administrative Law?


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The body of law and legal work that deals with government agencies is in essence, Administrative Law. Government agencies are created by Lawmakers so that these agencies, in turn, can create and implement fair and just laws enforcing regulations on all aspects of government functions. Administrative...

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Avik Chakravorty

Why Advertising their services is a no-no for Lawyers


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In a public notice, the Bar Council of Delhi recently announced that recalcitrant lawyers violating the rules and regulations of the Bar Council would face prosecution under the Advocates Act, 1961. The Bar Council of Delhi publicly announced that notices of misconduct were issued to lawyers found t...

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Avik Chakravorty

How Tourist Visa Can Be Converted to X/Entry Visa


Written By : Avik Chakravorty

If a foreigner is married to someone whose domicile is in India one cannot apply for a spouse visa as there isn’t any scope to avail the visa. The question then arises as to how a foreigner spouse can enter India.   The visa category for Indian citizens with foreigner spouses is an X vis...

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Avik Chakravorty

Daughter's claim on father's property When she can and can't


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Young spouses with minimal education or earning capacity are destined to be harassed by the husband as well as the husband’s family. To exacerbate matters, one’s parents may not be very keen on providing support to their child besides the siblings may not be too keen on sharing the ancestral pr...

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