Explainer: is a Hindu marriage valid if it was never registered?
Yes — the Hindu Marriage Act says so in terms. But registration is compulsory in Delhi and is what every office asks for. Here is why both statements are true.
Yes — the Hindu Marriage Act says so in terms. But registration is compulsory in Delhi and is what every office asks for. Here is why both statements are true.
The thirty-day residence and notice rules under the Special Marriage Act cannot be waived by any office. Here is what the law requires, and what the faster routes actually are.
We have added ten detailed questions and answers to each of our six marriage pages, covering the questions couples most often ask before they marry in Delhi.
Customer data, AI training, auto-renewal rules, CERT-In incident reporting, liability caps and getting your data out at the end — our new guide covers the SaaS contract from both sides.
Our equipment lease guide explains the Contract Act rules on bailment, delivery and acceptance, maintenance and downtime, insurance, licences for medical equipment and why forcible repossession is unlawful.
Most revenue sharing disputes are about the definition of revenue, not the percentage. Our new guide explains deductions, billed versus collected revenue, minimum guarantees, audit rights and the sectors where fee sharing is barred.
Our new co-founder agreement guide explains equity splits, founder vesting under Indian company law, good and bad leavers, moving code into the company, and what happens when a founder leaves.
Our library of plain-English guides to Indian legal documents has reached 77 titles, from affidavits and rent agreements to shareholders agreements, ESOPs and SaaS contracts.
Our website now has a News section. Staff and advocates in our network can send news; our office checks every item before it is published, and each one carries the writer’s name and the date.
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