Legal guides
23 guides to the problems people bring to us most — the police, money, rent, family, land, work and the courts. Each one gives the law, the steps in order and the deadlines that matter.
Police & criminal law
What happens after an FIR is registered in India: investigation, arrest or notice, charge sheet, bail, trial and judgment — how long each stage takes and what to do if the police do nothing.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
Police & criminal law
Drug cases under the NDPS Act explained: small and commercial quantity for ganja, MDMA, heroin and others, consumption under section 27, search under section 50, bail and treatment instead of prosecution.
12 November 2026 · 5 min read
Police & criminal law
Rights on arrest in India, how bail works for bailable and non-bailable offences, what a family should do in the first hours, and what to do if you fear a false case.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
Police & criminal law
A police station must register an FIR for a cognisable offence under BNSS section 173. Here is what to do in Kerala when it refuses: Zero FIR, the SP route, and a Magistrate's complaint.
3 November 2026 · 6 min read
Police & criminal law
The Supreme Court rulings on compulsory FIR registration, arrest not being automatic, the rules on every arrest, custodial violence and handcuffing — and how to use them.
12 November 2026 · 4 min read
Money & fraud
Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act runs on a strict timeline — 3 months, 30 days, 15 days, 1 month. Miss one and the case usually ends. Plus how to recover money lent without a cheque.
3 November 2026 · 5 min read
Money & fraud
Call 1930, file at cybercrime.gov.in, and tell the bank in writing. Why reporting fast is what recovers money under the RBI's limited liability rules, and how to escalate to the RBI Ombudsman.
3 November 2026 · 5 min read
Land & property
Who inherits when there is no will, how a will works, the documents families actually need — legal heirship and succession certificates — and how family property is divided.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
Land & property
Land and property in Kerala explained: mutation (pokkuvaravu) at the village office, inheritance and partition, boundary and encroachment disputes, and what to check before buying.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
Land & property
Under the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 a landlord cannot evict, lock out or cut off utilities without a Rent Control Court order. How to recover a withheld deposit, and what to do about a lockout.
3 November 2026 · 6 min read
Family & marriage
Christian marriage and divorce in India: which law applies, the divorce grounds under section 10(1) of the Divorce Act, 1869, divorce by mutual consent under section 10A and practical points.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
Family & marriage
Marriage and divorce in Kerala: which law applies to you, divorce by mutual consent, contested divorce, maintenance and property, and custody of and access to children.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
Family & marriage
Domestic violence in Kerala: what to do if it is happening now, protection, residence and maintenance orders under the Domestic Violence Act, the steps and the documents to keep.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
Family & marriage
The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 explained in plain words — what is an offence, who can complain, and the steps to take.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
Family & marriage
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Special Marriage Act, 1954 explained: valid marriage, registration, civil and inter-faith marriage, divorce grounds and practical points.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
Family & marriage
Muslim marriage and divorce in India: instant triple talaq is void and an offence, a wife's right to divorce through the court, and her rights to mahr, provision and maintenance.
12 November 2026 · 4 min read
Consumer rights
How to file a consumer complaint in Kerala under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — which commission, the time limit, the steps, the documents to keep and e-filing.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
Work & wages
Unpaid salary, withheld final settlement or sudden termination in Kerala: what the law says, where to complain, the steps to take and the documents to keep ready.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
Accidents & insurance
What to do after a road accident in Kerala: emergency care, the FIR, the insurance claim, compensation from the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal and the hit-and-run scheme.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
Legal aid
KELSA and the District Legal Services Authorities give a free lawyer and free legal advice. Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act lists who gets it as of right — plus a map of where every kind of complaint belongs.
3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Court rulings
Court rulings on a wife's right to live in the shared household, when maintenance starts and how it is fixed, a daughter's share in family property, cruelty cases and live-in relationships.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
Court rulings
Supreme Court rulings on statements to NDPS officers, weighing the whole mixture, divorce on irretrievable breakdown, maintenance for Muslim women and an adult's right to choose a partner.
12 November 2026 · 4 min read
Court rulings
Court rulings on the cheque bounce notice and the 30 days, insurance refused on a technicality, builders who delay flats, where a consumer complaint is filed, and medical negligence.
12 November 2026 · 3 min read
These guides are legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and every case turns on its own facts. For anything serious, consult an advocate — and if you cannot afford one, see free legal aid in Kerala.
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