Civil Cases & Proceedures

Police assistance by civil courts No specific provision is provided in the Civil Procedure Code, 1973 (CPC) for enabling a civil court to order police assistance to a party to…

Salary, allowance or associated benefits of an official of the government, Company, Government owned Corporation, Railway, Local Authority or private establishment can be attached, as an item of property, while executing a decree by a court, as the law stipulates.

The Vakalatnama enables the advocate appearing for the litigant to do several acts as an agent of the litigant who remains as the principal. It creates a special relationship between the lawyer and the litigant. It regulates the extent of delegation of authority to the advocate in regard to the conduct of the judicial proceedings and the terms and conditions governing such delegation. It should, therefore, be properly filled, attested and accepted with due care and caution.

Provision on filing written statement As per the provisions of Order VIII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), the defendant is obligated to present a written…

Mortgage defined Mortgage is transfer of an interest in a specific immovable property, for securing an advance payment of money by way of loan. It creates a pecuniary liability. It…

Introduction Inheritance means the right to succeed to the estate on intestacy - dying without a legally valid will. Succession means the process by which the heirs acquire the property…

Gift is the gratuitous transfer of certain existing moveable or immoveable property, made voluntarily and without consideration by one person to another person and accepted by or on behalf of…

Covid : an unforeseen pandemic The emergence of Covid-19 as a pandemic around the world in an unprecedented manner as nobody could foresee has brought in many unforeseen restrictions in…