Legal questions on Civil Law

Seller Refusing to refund Token Amount

I was on lookout for a pre-owned SUV and came across a nicely maintained 2013 XUV W8 on OLX on 4th of May. The Car had done 44000 as per the ad pictures. I visited the seller the same day evening an checked out the car. The car was nicely maintained, and the seller asked me if I wanted the Car urgently. I replied saying I will apply for loan for some amount, and as soon as I have the funds I wi...

Harrassment by the Recovery agent

I took a Two Wheeler loan through citi financial more than 10 years ago . They also offered me a personal loan against that . I was clearing all me dues. Then I did a top up for the loan and still continued to pay the EMI. at the end of the loan I could not pay the emi due to financial crises in family . After some time this financial institute got closed and I could not pay them off. I could n...

Asume Death Certificate under Sec 107/108

Iam Deepak Patwal. From Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110095. I Work as an Executive in a BPO. I Have a family of 3 including my mother and a younger sister who is a student and just completed grad. My concern today is that my father G.S Patwal who used to work in state bank of india as a cashier. Went missing on date of 6th oct 2006 while he was on way to office. We have already asked in the office bu...

Service matter

Sir I am a law graduate, I worked as a retainer in a firm a on the basis of a Retainership Agreement made & executes between me and the firm, but sir at the time of taking \ collecting the cheque of my payment, the firm told me to sign of the Salary register of it. I initially refused to sign on that as I was appointed as a retainer but they told me to sign on it in order to collect the che...

Joint Family Despute

Dear Sir/ Ma'am, I'm 27 years old, living in a joint lower middle class family in Kolkata. My late grandfather has 4 sons. My father & one of my uncle stay in a join family & we have to share most of the things right now. Other two uncles have left their homes due to job change and transfer. I am a job aspirant & working hard to fulfill my career dreams. But the main problem is the activ...

Money borrowed at heavy interest

My grandmother borrowed loans from a neighbour o for my fathers business. The lady charged 10% per month as interest. When we were not able to pay the interest due to business losses after two years the lady made her get another loan to pay the interest. This got accumulated to around 10 laks over years and we are unable to pay the interest now. She was also made to join the chit fund that this...

Bank loses shipping documents and attempts to cover it up

My banker and authorized foreign exchange dealer has lost some 300 shipping documents submitted to them for onward lodging with the DGFT web portal as per export procedures. Their automated system sends me reminders that I haven not submitted them while I have adequate proof of submission. this automated system also auto debits funds from my current account without warning or any information as...

Defaulters in Apartments - Maintenance Payments to Association

I am the Secretary for the Resident Welfare Association of our apartment consisting of 56 units. There is 1 defaulter, who is not paying the dues even after multiple reminders. The association is registered with the Registrar of Societies. I have heard that we cannot disconnect basic amenities like water and electricity. I wanted to clarify, whether the basic amenities, by definition refers...

Non-payment of society maintenance charges

Our housing complex about 7 years old was registered only last year-May'16.Out of 60 flats,abt 15 flats owners stay,others on rent.Of the 4 buildings in the complex,3 buildings have 16 flats each of 990sf ft built up,1 building has 8 flats of 1270sq ft and 4 flats of 1670sq ft. while society maintenance were collected at uniform rate,it has been decided by the management to collect maintenance...

What should the husband do, if the wife is not responding

My brother's wife left him and his family in october while she was carrying stating that she would return for the abby shower due in December. Soon after she landed @ her mom's place, there is no communication with her or her family. None of them answered the calls made by us to them. Even when my brother along with my mother visitied them, She did not speak at all, inspite of my brother having...

Wife job

I am a Asst Enggnr in govt dept.After my marriage my wife also got a job of Asst Professor in govt colg.she hided the news of her job wth me.My posting is at haldia and my wife got her posting at kolkata. She is staying at her paternal home.I am.against my wife job because my conjugal life has become hell.She is not staying wth me and she didnt want to leave her job rather she tells me to leav...

Can an advocate charge interest in addition to the fee percentage

My brother met with a motor accident in bangalore in mid 2013 & had several serious & permanent injuries. The expenses of his treatment had gone upto 15Lakhs and is still continuing. The lawyer took advantage of my parents inablilty to understand the language as well as the procedures of the court. She filed arguement stating only fractures, while my brother was admitted in ICU in a serious con...

Should I take legal route for job fraud?

Background: A company representative from ClickJobs called me for a job availability and asked me to register before proceeding further. Initially, the called told me Rs. 6000/- however afterwords she transferred the call to a senior member. The senior member told me that as the position is in Singapore, I will be charged international registration fees of Rs.13,260/- After paying the init...

Regarding animal re-location!

Hello, this is really urgent and need help, please respond asap! Heres the case - my uncle yesterday had a scene in his society where he paid some society cleaners money, to take away some stray puppies litter to another area, as there were too many dogs emerging in the society and they create a ruckus by barking and running behind people! Rest assured, there was no violence or ill treatment to...

Fee refund

have taken admission in mba (full time) at delhi school of professional studies and research, under affilated g.g.s.i.p.university . ihave deposited Rs.58000 at the time of addmission.session started on 1 aug. 2007. college told me to submitted the original certificates, i submitted on 3 aug 2007.after that i wanted to withdraw my addmission so, last i went to college 0n 6 aug 2007 to bring my ...

Debt Replaymenet

Hi There, I have given 4 lakhs rupees to my family friend for his education and some help to his personals. We were not agreed that I would seek the money back in return. Actually, My sister and he was in relationship and were to get married, but both were studying that time we had given them sometime to settle down and then get married. Later the guy was going to study in abroad and h...

Landlord not returning my deposit money

Hello Sir, I took a house for rent under the rental agreement for 11 months on 01st Feb'17. There are lot of safety and security issues started facing from the frist day, which i informed to the owner at the time when i started facing it. Problmes like - 1. Termite - Completly spreading to full house, Worrying about my furniture. 2. Due to termite, centipedes, cockroaches and other flies are...

Relative cheated us and forced to sign

Hi sir, We have purchased a flat in podili andhra pradesh from our relative .he is my cousin.he said he is selling those flats for 20 lacks and he gives us only for 15 lacks as I am sister.apartment gets completed in another 6 months so when u resale immediately get 5 lacs profit.so we proceeded and given advance for 5.8lacks.for remaining amount we tried hardly for loan and coulnot get it.yea...

Decline of proportionate fee return by FIITJEE

Greetings to all the esteemed advocates , I am a student in class 12th , and I am a student of FIITJEE ltd. which is a coaching institute , for IIT aspirants . I have recently undergone a complete ligament tear in the right knee ( ACL ) and I am to undergo a complete ACL reconstruction surgery , which will make me partially immobile , and I will not be able to attend the classes over there ( ...

Police verification adverse report after getting passport

Dear Sir, I was a student when I applied for a normal passport in 2012 from Cachar district, Assam, while my hometown is Jorhat district in the same state. The passport was issued by RPO Guwahati in 2013 after police verification in Cachar police station but it was given an adverse report only today (19th April 2017) in Jorhat police station due to my unavailability for second police verific...