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Ask for the advocate’s enrolment number and State Bar Council, then confirm it on that State Bar Council’s official roll or verification page. Enrolment numbers usually carry the State code, serial number and year, for example MAH/1234/2015.

For companies with authorised capital up to ₹15 lakh, MCA charges no SPICe+ incorporation filing fee. You still pay State stamp duty on the MoA and AoA, digital signature costs and any professional fee.

Most limits come from the Limitation Act, 1963: generally 3 years for money recovery and contract claims, and 12 years for possession of immovable property based on title. The clock usually starts from the date the cause of action arose.

Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, earlier IPC Section 420, is now Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which applies to offences committed on or after 1 July 2024.

Pecuniary jurisdiction is based on the value of goods or services paid as consideration, not the compensation claimed: up to ₹50 lakh goes to the District Commission; above ₹50 lakh and up to ₹2 crore to the State Commission; above ₹2 crore to the National Commission. The filing fee is also based on consideration paid, with no fee up to ₹5 lakh. Use the official e-Jagriti portal and check territorial jurisdiction and filing requirements.

The official TM-A fee is ₹4,500 per class for individuals, startups and small enterprises filing online, and ₹9,000 per class for others. Search the IP India register before filing to avoid objections.

A lease of one year or more must be registered under Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908. That is why many residential agreements are made for 11 months; they still need proper stamp duty under State law to be admissible as evidence.

AI tools can explain the law and organise your facts, but they are not a substitute for a signed opinion from an enrolled advocate who has read your documents. Use the output to prepare questions for a lawyer.

Anticipatory bail, earlier Section 438 CrPC, is now Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. You apply to the Sessions Court or High Court when you fear arrest for a non-bailable offence.

Under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, send a written demand notice within 30 days of receiving the bank’s return memo. The drawer then has 15 days to pay; if not, the complaint must be filed within the next one month.

Under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the couple must have lived separately for at least one year. The second motion normally follows six months after the first, but the Supreme Court in Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur (2017) held the court may waive this period in suitable cases.

No. A sale of immovable property worth ₹100 or more must be made by a registered instrument under Section 54 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 and Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908, on stamp paper as per State stamp law.