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<item><title>After the FIR: every stage of a criminal case in India, in order</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/what-happens-after-fir-criminal-case-stages.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/what-happens-after-fir-criminal-case-stages.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Police &amp; criminal law</category></item>
<item><title>NDPS cases: how quantity decides punishment, bail and treatment</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/ndps-act-quantity-bail-treatment.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/ndps-act-quantity-bail-treatment.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Police &amp; criminal law</category></item>
<item><title>Someone has been arrested: their rights, and how bail works</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/arrest-rights-and-bail-india.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/arrest-rights-and-bail-india.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Police &amp; criminal law</category></item>
<item><title>The police will not register your FIR — what the law lets you do next</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/police-not-registering-fir-kerala.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/police-not-registering-fir-kerala.html</guid><description>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&#x27;s complaint.</description><category>Police &amp; criminal law</category></item>
<item><title>What the Supreme Court has ruled about FIRs, arrest and the police</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/supreme-court-rulings-fir-arrest-police.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/supreme-court-rulings-fir-arrest-police.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Police &amp; criminal law</category></item>
<item><title>Cheque bounce: three deadlines that decide the whole case</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/cheque-bounce-deadlines-money-recovery.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/cheque-bounce-deadlines-money-recovery.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Money &amp; fraud</category></item>
<item><title>Money gone from your UPI or bank account: the first hour decides it</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/upi-bank-fraud-golden-hour.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/upi-bank-fraud-golden-hour.html</guid><description>Call 1930, file at cybercrime.gov.in, and tell the bank in writing. Why reporting fast is what recovers money under the RBI&#x27;s limited liability rules, and how to escalate to the RBI Ombudsman.</description><category>Money &amp; fraud</category></item>
<item><title>Inheritance, wills and dividing family property in Kerala</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/inheritance-will-legal-heir-kerala.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/inheritance-will-legal-heir-kerala.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Land &amp; property</category></item>
<item><title>Land in Kerala: mutation (pokkuvaravu), partition and boundary disputes</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/land-mutation-pokkuvaravu-partition-kerala.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/land-mutation-pokkuvaravu-partition-kerala.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Land &amp; property</category></item>
<item><title>Your landlord locked the door or kept the deposit — the rule in one line</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/landlord-deposit-eviction-kerala.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/landlord-deposit-eviction-kerala.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Land &amp; property</category></item>
<item><title>Christian divorce in India: grounds and mutual consent under the Divorce Act, 1869</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/christian-divorce-india-divorce-act-1869.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/christian-divorce-india-divorce-act-1869.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Family &amp; marriage</category></item>
<item><title>Divorce, maintenance and child custody in Kerala: how it works</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/divorce-custody-maintenance-kerala.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/divorce-custody-maintenance-kerala.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Family &amp; marriage</category></item>
<item><title>Domestic violence and maintenance: the protection the law gives in Kerala</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/domestic-violence-maintenance-kerala.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/domestic-violence-maintenance-kerala.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Family &amp; marriage</category></item>
<item><title>Dowry and child marriage: what the law forbids and what you can do</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/dowry-and-child-marriage-law-india.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/dowry-and-child-marriage-law-india.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Family &amp; marriage</category></item>
<item><title>Hindu Marriage Act and Special Marriage Act: marriage, registration and divorce</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/hindu-marriage-act-special-marriage-act-divorce.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/hindu-marriage-act-special-marriage-act-divorce.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Family &amp; marriage</category></item>
<item><title>Muslim marriage: triple talaq, a wife&#x27;s right to divorce, mahr and maintenance</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/muslim-divorce-triple-talaq-khula-mahr-maintenance.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/muslim-divorce-triple-talaq-khula-mahr-maintenance.html</guid><description>Muslim marriage and divorce in India: instant triple talaq is void and an offence, a wife&#x27;s right to divorce through the court, and her rights to mahr, provision and maintenance.</description><category>Family &amp; marriage</category></item>
<item><title>Faulty product or bad service: how to file a consumer complaint in Kerala</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/consumer-complaint-kerala-how-to-file.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/consumer-complaint-kerala-how-to-file.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Consumer rights</category></item>
<item><title>Salary not paid, or dismissed without notice: what to do in Kerala</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/unpaid-salary-wrongful-termination-kerala.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/unpaid-salary-wrongful-termination-kerala.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Work &amp; wages</category></item>
<item><title>Road accident in Kerala: FIR, insurance and compensation from the MACT</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/road-accident-compensation-mact-kerala.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/road-accident-compensation-mact-kerala.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Accidents &amp; insurance</category></item>
<item><title>A free lawyer in Kerala: who qualifies, and where each complaint goes</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/free-legal-aid-kerala.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/free-legal-aid-kerala.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Legal aid</category></item>
<item><title>Court rulings on maintenance, domestic violence and a woman&#x27;s rights at home</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/court-rulings-maintenance-domestic-violence-women.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/court-rulings-maintenance-domestic-violence-women.html</guid><description>Court rulings on a wife&#x27;s right to live in the shared household, when maintenance starts and how it is fixed, a daughter&#x27;s share in family property, cruelty cases and live-in relationships.</description><category>Court rulings</category></item>
<item><title>Supreme Court rulings on drug cases, divorce and the right to marry</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/supreme-court-rulings-ndps-divorce-right-to-marry.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/supreme-court-rulings-ndps-divorce-right-to-marry.html</guid><description>Supreme Court rulings on statements to NDPS officers, weighing the whole mixture, divorce on irretrievable breakdown, maintenance for Muslim women and an adult&#x27;s right to choose a partner.</description><category>Court rulings</category></item>
<item><title>What the courts have ruled on cheque bounce, insurance claims and delayed flats</title><link>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/court-rulings-cheque-bounce-consumer-insurance.html</link><guid>https://niyamam-ai.web.app/blog/court-rulings-cheque-bounce-consumer-insurance.html</guid><description>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.</description><category>Court rulings</category></item>
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