Legal questions on Business Law

Scamed by website.

Dear Sir, My father is sixty years old and retired. Unfortunately he has lost all his savings in real estate scams. He was conserned about his future even with three of his sons working successfully. For some unknown reason he did not want to depend on us and wanted to work again hence he was seriously seaching for job for the past 6 months. Recently he was contacted via email and phone ...

PF not released

After my B. Tech I joined a company called Prodapt Solutions, Chennai, in 2009. While working there, I attempted CAT and in 2011, got admission into IIM Lucknow in the last list. Because of selection in last list, I had only a week to join. This meant I would not be able to serve the notice period which was changed from 2 months to 3 months in that very month. When I told HR that I would have t...

False finance case

Sir/mam me n my partner( Sameer and Sandeep respectively) have an agreement as appointment with the co.(maipra they have 2 partner Himanshu nd raman) Where we have to work for them to provide space from the people for atm and we have to take advance money from the people.. They said Us That it will take 3 months for atm procedure as we have goodwill in city n other places so people provide U.S....

SCB credit card

Hi, I just got to know that my CIBIL report is showing a credit card default worth Rs. 16,88,000/- and it says the card was issued in 2002 and refers to it as "WRITTEN OFF" but 1. How the hell has this happened ? I did have a card from SCB that had a credit limit of not more than 18,000/-. And I am sure I did not default on that there was a dispute and I contented that some of the purchases ...

Case against a uk based company Neteller.com

Sir, I am a resident of India. I have made a debit card transaction with a UK based online virtual card payment company Neteller.com As you know that Indian debit cards are not allowed to make foreign transfers, so we need to buy a virtual card through which we can make a foreign payment. I did the same and transferred 20 USD (Rs. 1265) in my neteller account. I even got a confirmation e-mail...

Online Shopping Fraud by Ebay.in

I purchased one digital camera online from Ebay.in. I received the camera on 27-01-15. When I opened the pack & tried to use the camera it was not working. I immediately informed Ebay and the seller from Egmore, Chennai. They told me to go to the service centre.The service centre was in Delhi. Therefore I sent the camera to Delhi. But the service centre in Delhi informed me that the camera was ...

How to recover money from trainees after on-credit training?

Dear Sir/Madam, I run a computer training institute and i had given computer training to some candidates through a training partner under STAR Scheme of Govt. of India in 2014. The training was on-credit and no fees had been taken by the candidates. The assessment fees(1000/- per candidate) was also not taken from them and paid by our training institute. Before training, an undertaking had b...

Receiving unsolicited promotional messages from Jabong

Hi I don't know if I chose the correct category but I do need help. I am quite frustrated now and don't know who to approach for help. I received promotional sms from Jabong. I reported those to my mobile service provider and communicated to Jabong as well on feb 6th. I was assured that my number would be taken off and asked for a time period of 48 hours. I agreed, however after two weeks I ag...

case filed under district consumer forum

there is a london based company providing holiday package in goa india. it operates its business through its website. mr and mrs alexander from delhi, india booked a holiday package from them which included stay at a 5 star hotel , sightseeing, buffet meals and recreational sports like scuba diving and snorkelling.They enjoyed the stay at 5 star hotel and when they went for scuba diving the tou...

Is this non-compete clause valid in my case?

I recently started a company after quitting my previous company for around 5 years. As I had knowledge in only a specific sector, a niche service, I am providing similar services as what I was doing at my previous employment. Along with other people, I am also contacting my previous clients. Though so far, I have not received any work, I recently met my ex-CEO who reminded me about a non-compet...

Lease payment refund

Dear sir, Two years before I took an office space on lease for 3yrs for 5 lacs of rupees.but just after few months I realised the space was not worth for my profession nor for that value.still I tried to put on with thinking i will try to manage.but as the time passed I realised it is just not possible as the crowd around are very bad and even they created some nuisance due to which we decided...

Opening a Bank account for a Proprietory Concern

Dear sir the bank asks for at least 2 proofs of the proprietory concern to open an account. the following are the requirements and i have mentioned the related answers for the same: proof of the name, address and activity of the concern: • registration certificate (in the case of a registered concern). proprietory concern requires no registration • certificate/licence issued by the municipa...

Regarding lay off

6 months post merger of my organization, i was sent an email stating that my level has been changed and I was demoted. Now I have been told that my role is being curtailed. Though, my performance ratings have been meeting expectation. I was also directly told that this is a clear writing on the wall and that I should look out for a job? There is no apparent reason and I don't get along with my ...

Legality of Crowd Funding?

Dear Sir, Crowdfunding is solicitation of funds (small amount) from multiple investors through a web-based platform or social networking site for a specific project, business venture or social cause. Crowd-funding can be divided into four categories: donation crowdfunding, reward crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and equity crowdfunding. Reward crowdfunding refers to solicitation of funds,...

Mental Harrasment in Training Institute and un ethical behaviour

Hi, Can you please give me some legal advice on following issue. Issue: My wife and 4 of my relatives joined a fashion designing training institute in Bangalore. Course duration is 3 months with list of topics mentioned in it. After 2 months of our course now a new employee joined as HOD in this institute, she started putting mental torture on all the students. She doesn't allow students ask...

Non Disclosure agreement, Non Compete Agreement

Dear Sir/s, I am in the process to start a new venture which will be an online media network, for the same I will need some technical support from a software/website development company who would develop our website/software and our mobile apps. The said software development company has its H.O. in India and branch offices in UK and USA. i wanted to enter into an NDA and Non compete agreement ...

Dispute among directors in a private limited company

Hi Sir/Madam, There are total 4 directors in my private limited company doing business through Govt. Tenders - Myself, My Wife, My friend and his wife having equal share capital. Me and my friend were the only active partners since beginning to running the business. Now for the last 2 years, my friend was actively involve in politics and therefor neglected work. Now he has joined a company as ...

Non Renewal of Monster recruiter id

Hi. I have taken a monster recruiter login id with an intent to start recruitment service. We agreed upon an annual package in which the payment had to be made every quarter. We continued for 2 quarters renewing our services, in time, hoping to get some clients & being able to sustain. However we were not able to find any clients to start our recruitment consultancy and hence cannot go further....

Need help in fixing consulting fees?

I am setting up a gym. A close relative who is from gym industry who has a good reputation in his field is helping me out to set the gym. He has done all the process like finding a good property to rent out, now working on getting up the equipment, interior, flooring, advertising etc and all. He has kept his team for my project. After the gym is set he will give his management to me and his bra...

Is Binary Options trading illegal in India?

Hello. My question is : Forex trading of currency pairs not involving INR is illegal in India, but is Binary Options trading illegal in India? Difference between Forex trading and Binary options Forex : When trading Forex you are speculating that the value of one currency will increase or decrease compared to another, in an attempt to make a profit. For example: The current price of E...