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August 24, 2026September 6, 2026

Bank Account Frozen Over a Scam You Didn’t Commit? Here’s the Fix

Bank account frozen and you have no idea why? If your bank account has been frozen because your account number turned up somewhere in a cyber fraud money trail even though you never touched the fraud the law is now more clearly on your side than it has ever been. On 20 August 2026, the

June 27, 2026September 6, 2026

Card Fraud, Zero Liability and the 3-Day Window: What Every Indian Bank Customer Must Know

Your phone buzzes. A transaction alert: ₹15,000 debited. You didn’t make it. You call the bank. After twenty minutes on hold, an executive says: “The transaction was OTP-verified there is nothing we can do. Please file a police complaint.” This happens to thousands of Indians every day. Most accept it. They should not. Indian law

March 31, 2025September 6, 2026

Know Your Rights: Delhi High Court Rules Against Mandatory Service Charges

Mandatory service charge collection by restaurants and hotels is now unlawful in India, following a landmark Delhi High Court ruling that restores customers’ right to decide whether to tip at all. The Delhi High Court in a case titled National Restaurant Association Of India & Ors. Vs. Union of India bearing W.P.(C) 10683/2022 on 28.03.2025

September 2, 2024September 7, 2026

Is It Compulsory to Pay a Service Charge at Hotels and Restaurants?

A service charge at a restaurant or hotel is not compulsory in India — it is meant to be entirely voluntary. The exact legal position, though, has been shaped by ongoing CCPA guidelines and Delhi High Court litigation. If you’ve ever dined out or stayed at a hotel, you’ve likely encountered a line item on

June 16, 2023September 6, 2026

Concept of “Originality” under the Copyright Law – Study of Judicial Response

Originality in copyright law is the threshold test that decides whether a creative work qualifies for legal protection at all, and courts across jurisdictions have long debated how to define it. Today we are living in an era of globalisation where the human society is progressing day by day in every field, whether it is

Civil Law

Bank Account Frozen Over a Scam You Didn’t Commit? Here’s the Fix

Card Fraud, Zero Liability and the 3-Day Window: What Every Indian Bank Customer Must Know

Know Your Rights: Delhi High Court Rules Against Mandatory Service Charges

Is It Compulsory to Pay a Service Charge at Hotels and Restaurants?

Concept of “Originality” under the Copyright Law – Study of Judicial Response

Bank Account Frozen Over a Scam You Didn’t Commit? Here’s the Fix

Paying the Victim Doesn’t Close Your FIR, Here’s is the Law

Card Fraud, Zero Liability and the 3-Day Window: What Every Indian Bank Customer Must Know

Section 69 BNS: When Does a “False Promise of Marriage” Become a Crime and When Is It Just a Failed Relationship?