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One Legal Advice That Saves Families Years of Litigation

Most family disputes don’t start with bad intentions.
They start with no legal planning.

If a person dies without a Will, property is distributed strictly as per the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — not as per family understanding.

Oral promises like
“yeh ghar tumhara hi hai”
have no legal value in court.

The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that:
👉 inheritance flows by law, not by emotions or assumptions.

A simple step like:
• a valid Will, or
• a registered family settlement

can prevent years of partition and inheritance litigation.

⚖️ Law works best when consulted before disputes arise, not after.

Adv. Mayank Yadav

❌ “After a Hindu woman’s death, her property automatically goes to her in-laws.”
👉 This is a legal myth.

📜 The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 clearly provides that:
✔️ If there is a Will → property devolves as per the Will
✔️ If there is no Will → husband, son, and daughter inherit equally
✔️ Property inherited from parents → goes to the woman’s parental heirs
✔️ Property inherited from husband/in-laws → goes to the husband’s heirs

⚖️ The Supreme Court has affirmed this position
(Om Prakash v. Radhacharan, 2009)

📌 Marriage does not transfer ownership
📌 Law operates on statute, not social assumptions

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Pongal reminds us that consistent effort, patience, and gratitude always lead to abundance.
As we celebrate the harvest, may this festival inspire growth, resilience, and prosperity—both personally and professionally.

Wishing everyone a joyful and prosperous Pongal. 🌞

POCSO was enacted to protect children — not to criminalise adolescence.

The Supreme Court has rightly flagged a growing concern:
👉 Consensual teenage relationships are increasingly being prosecuted under POCSO, leading to harsh criminal consequences that the law never intended.

By suggesting a “Romeo–Juliet Clause”, the Court has opened an important constitutional conversation — balancing child protection, consent, and proportionality of punishment.

As lawyers, we must ask:
⚖️ Can a welfare legislation become punitive by over-application?
⚖️ Should law distinguish between exploitation and genuine adolescent consent?

This is not about diluting POCSO.
This is about refining justice.

Law must protect — not blindly punish.

India is sitting on a massive ₹1.84 lakh crore of unclaimed money — and there’s a very real chance some of it belongs to you or your family.

Breakup of unclaimed funds in India:
• Banks: ₹78,000 crore
• Insurance: ₹14,000 crore
• Mutual Funds: ₹3,000 crore
• Dividends & Shares: ₹9,000 crore

Ironically, most of this money belongs to poor and middle-class households. The old habit of “earn, invest, and forget” has been followed a little too sincerely.

To tackle this, the Finance Ministry has launched the “Your Money, Your Right” campaign, aiming to return around ₹1.84 lakh crore of unclaimed assets to their rightful owners.

The good news? Claiming this money is now much simpler, thanks to dedicated online portals:

🔹 RBI – UDGAM Portal → Unclaimed bank deposits
🔹 IRDAI – Bima Bharosa Portal → Unclaimed insurance amounts
🔹 SEBI – MITRA Portal → Unclaimed mutual funds
🔹 IEPFA Portal → Unpaid dividends & shares

A genuinely useful initiative that can put forgotten money back into the hands of people who actually earned it.

Now the real question is:
Have you checked whether your money is waiting for you? 💰👀

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