https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.comAkhtars Legalitarian is a New Delhi law firm practising before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and tribunals. Litigation, arbitration, debt recovery, insolvency, corporate compliance, tax, IP and property matters for Indian and international clients.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/wills-probate-succession-certificate-delhi-guide/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/wills-probate-succession-certificate-delhi-guide/Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0530After a death, families in Delhi face a set of procedures that depend on whether there is a will, what the assets are and which personal law applies. This article explains wills, probate, letters of administration, succession certificates and how disputes over wills are decided.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/copyright-protection-software-content-businesses-india/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/copyright-protection-software-content-businesses-india/Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0530Every software product, website and marketing asset a business creates is copyright work, and who owns it depends on who created it and on what terms. This article explains ownership, the value of registration, and how infringement is dealt with in India.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/maintenance-section-144-bnss-125-crpc-wife-children-parents/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/maintenance-section-144-bnss-125-crpc-wife-children-parents/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0530Section 144 of the BNSS carries forward the summary maintenance remedy that has protected dependants for decades. This article answers the questions clients ask most: who can claim, how much, how fast, and how the order is enforced.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/trademark-infringement-vs-passing-off-delhi-high-court/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/trademark-infringement-vs-passing-off-delhi-high-court/Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0530Delhi is where most Indian brand disputes are fought, and the Delhi High Court's Intellectual Property Division has made enforcement faster. This article answers the questions brand owners ask about infringement, passing off and the relief available.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/trademark-registration-india-step-by-step/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/trademark-registration-india-step-by-step/Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0530A registered trademark is the cheapest strong protection a business can buy for its name and logo. This guide walks through the process from search to registration, the fees, the typical timeline and what to do when the Registry objects.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/mutual-consent-divorce-delhi-procedure-section-13b/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/mutual-consent-divorce-delhi-procedure-section-13b/Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0530Mutual consent divorce is the quickest and least damaging way to end a marriage when both spouses agree. This guide explains the two-motion procedure in Delhi, when the court will waive the six-month waiting period, and what the settlement must cover.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/gst-show-cause-notice-section-73-74-reply/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/gst-show-cause-notice-section-73-74-reply/Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0530GST demands are issued through show cause notices that decide the penalty exposure before the case is even heard. This article explains how to read the notice, what a reply must contain and the appeal route if the demand is confirmed.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/insurance-claim-rejected-remedies-india/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/insurance-claim-rejected-remedies-india/Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0530Insurers repudiate claims on grounds that often do not survive scrutiny: non-disclosure of trivial facts, exclusions read too widely, or delay in intimation. This article explains the three forums available and the principles courts apply to the commonest grounds of rejection.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/income-tax-reassessment-notice-section-148-how-to-respond/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/income-tax-reassessment-notice-section-148-how-to-respond/Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0530A reassessment notice reopens a year you thought was closed. This guide explains the Section 148A show-cause stage, the time limits that now apply, how to reply effectively, and when a writ petition in the Delhi High Court is the right response.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/consumer-complaint-india-how-to-file-district-state-national-commission/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/consumer-complaint-india-how-to-file-district-state-national-commission/Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0530Consumer Commissions are meant to be quick, inexpensive and usable without a lawyer. This guide explains which Commission to approach, how to file on the e-Daakhil portal, what relief can be claimed and how long the process takes.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/strike-off-vs-winding-up-closing-a-company-india/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/strike-off-vs-winding-up-closing-a-company-india/Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0530Companies that have stopped trading still accumulate filing obligations and penalties. This article compares the strike-off route with voluntary liquidation, and answers the questions directors ask about liability after closure.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/land-acquisition-compensation-rfctlarr-act-2013-guide/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/land-acquisition-compensation-rfctlarr-act-2013-guide/Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0530The 2013 Act replaced the colonial acquisition law with a regime of consent, social impact assessment and enhanced compensation. This article explains how compensation is computed, when an old acquisition lapses, and how landowners challenge acquisitions in the Delhi High Court.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/merger-demerger-nclt-sections-230-232-companies-act/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/merger-demerger-nclt-sections-230-232-companies-act/Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0530A merger or demerger of Indian companies is carried out through a scheme of arrangement sanctioned by the National Company Law Tribunal. This article explains the two-motion process, who must be notified, how long it takes and when the fast-track route is available.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/waqf-property-disputes-waqf-tribunal-india/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/waqf-property-disputes-waqf-tribunal-india/Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0530Waqf property is governed by a dedicated statute and a dedicated tribunal, and the law has changed significantly with the 2025 amendment. This article answers common questions from mutawallis, beneficiaries, tenants and buyers, drawing on the firm's work in restructuring a large waqf estate.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/esop-indian-startups-legal-framework/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/esop-indian-startups-legal-framework/Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0530An ESOP is the standard tool for hiring when cash is short, but the plan must comply with company law and the tax treatment surprises many employees. This article explains the framework and the errors that cause trouble at exit or acquisition.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/rera-complaint-delayed-possession-refund-how-to-file/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/rera-complaint-delayed-possession-refund-how-to-file/Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0530RERA gives homebuyers a specialised forum against developers who miss the promised possession date. This guide explains the choice between refund and continued possession, how the complaint is filed online, and how orders are enforced.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/founders-agreement-essentials-indian-startup/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/founders-agreement-essentials-indian-startup/Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0530Most start-up disputes we see trace back to something the founders never wrote down. This article sets out the terms a founders' agreement should cover, and how Indian law treats vesting, IP and non-competes.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/partition-suit-delhi-family-property-guide/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/partition-suit-delhi-family-property-guide/Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0530When co-owners cannot agree on dividing an inherited house or plot, a partition suit is the legal route to a share by metes and bounds or a sale. This article explains the process in the Delhi courts, the succession rules that decide shares, and why a family settlement is usually the better ending.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/private-limited-company-annual-compliance-checklist-india/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/private-limited-company-annual-compliance-checklist-india/Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0530Missing a ROC filing costs a company daily additional fees and can disqualify its directors. This checklist lists what a private limited company must do each year, in order, with the deadlines that apply.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/property-due-diligence-before-buying-delhi-checklist/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/property-due-diligence-before-buying-delhi-checklist/Tue, 03 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0530Delhi property carries specific risks: leasehold plots, unauthorised colonies, power-of-attorney transactions and builder floors without sanction. This checklist sets out what a buyer should verify, and the documents to demand, before paying anything beyond a token amount.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/limitation-period-debt-recovery-india-acknowledgment/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/limitation-period-debt-recovery-india-acknowledgment/Thu, 29 May 2025 09:00:00 +0530The most common reason a good debt becomes unrecoverable is that nobody watched the calendar. This article explains when the three-year period begins, what restarts it, and how limitation applies differently to suits, insolvency applications and cheque bounce complaints.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/emergency-arbitration-section-17-interim-measures-tribunal/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/emergency-arbitration-section-17-interim-measures-tribunal/Tue, 27 May 2025 09:00:00 +0530Once a tribunal is constituted, it, not the court, is the primary source of interim relief. This article explains Section 17 orders, their enforcement, and the position of emergency arbitrators under institutional rules following the Supreme Court's decision in Amazon v. Future Retail.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/habeas-corpus-illegal-detention-india/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/habeas-corpus-illegal-detention-india/Tue, 20 May 2025 09:00:00 +0530Habeas corpus is the oldest and fastest constitutional remedy: an order that the person holding someone in custody produce them before the court and justify the detention. This article explains when it is available, who can file it and how the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court deal with it.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/personal-guarantor-insolvency-section-95-ibc/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/personal-guarantor-insolvency-section-95-ibc/Thu, 15 May 2025 09:00:00 +0530Since December 2019, lenders can pursue promoters who personally guaranteed company loans through the individual insolvency provisions of the IBC, and the Supreme Court has upheld the framework. This article explains the process, the automatic interim moratorium and what guarantors can do.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/international-trade-dispute-foreign-buyer-governing-law-jurisdiction/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/international-trade-dispute-foreign-buyer-governing-law-jurisdiction/Tue, 13 May 2025 09:00:00 +0530When an overseas buyer refuses to pay or a foreign supplier ships defective goods, the first questions are which law applies and which court or tribunal can hear the case. This article answers those questions for Indian traders and explains the practical options.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/criminal-appeal-delhi-high-court-procedure-timeline/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/criminal-appeal-delhi-high-court-procedure-timeline/Tue, 06 May 2025 09:00:00 +0530A conviction by a Sessions Court is appealable to the High Court as of right. This article explains the limitation period, how to obtain suspension of sentence and bail pending the appeal, and what the High Court examines when it re-appreciates the evidence.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/homebuyers-ibc-filing-claims-cirp-real-estate-insolvency/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/homebuyers-ibc-filing-claims-cirp-real-estate-insolvency/Thu, 01 May 2025 09:00:00 +0530When a developer is admitted to insolvency, every allottee becomes a creditor with a deadline to file a claim and a vote in the process. This article answers the questions homebuyers ask most, drawing on the firm's work in large real estate liquidations.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/principal-agent-distributor-disputes-india/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/principal-agent-distributor-disputes-india/Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0530Agency and distribution relationships generate a distinctive set of disputes: unremitted collections, unreturned stock, commission claims and contested terminations. This article explains the law of agency under the Contract Act and how these disputes are handled in practice.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/police-notice-section-35-bnss-41a-crpc-what-to-do/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/police-notice-section-35-bnss-41a-crpc-what-to-do/Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0530A notice of appearance from the police is not an arrest, but how you respond to it shapes the rest of the case. This article answers the questions people ask most when a notice under Section 35 of the BNSS arrives.https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/msme-delayed-payment-recovery-msefc-section-18/https://www.akhtarslegalitarian.com/blog/msme-delayed-payment-recovery-msefc-section-18/Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0530Micro and small enterprises have a statutory fast track for unpaid invoices: interest at three times the bank rate and a reference to the Facilitation Council that can end in an arbitral award. This guide explains eligibility, the Samadhaan portal process and how the award is enforced.