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Plain-language guides to your rights under Indian law — with citations to the actual statutes, not just summaries. Pick a topic below.
For: Woman
Sexual Harassment at Workplace — Your Rights under the POSH Act
Every workplace in India with 10 or more employees is legally required to have an Internal Complaints Committee. Here's what the POSH Act, 2013 protects you from and how to file a complaint.
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
For: Consumer
Consumer Rights — When Goods or Services Fail You
You have a legal right to compensation for defective goods, deficient services, unfair trade practices, and misleading advertisements. Here's what the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 gives you.
Consumer Protection Act, 2019
For: Tenant
Tenant Rights — What Landlords Cannot Do
Your rights as a tenant in India depend on whether your state has a Rent Control Act. Here's the framework, what protects you from arbitrary eviction, and what remedies you have.
Transfer of Property Act, 1882; state-specific Rent Control Acts
For: Citizen
Cheque Bounced? Your Rights and Remedies
A dishonoured cheque is both a criminal offence under Section 138 NI Act and a civil breach. Here's the timeline, your options, and the deadlines that make or break a case.
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Sections 138–142)
For: Citizen
Cyber Crime Victim? Your Rights and Where to Report
India has dedicated online and phone channels for cyber crime, plus statutory protections under the IT Act and BNS. Here's what qualifies, where to file, and what evidence to preserve.
Information Technology Act, 2000; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
For: Woman
Domestic Violence — Your Rights Under the PWDVA, 2005
Domestic violence isn't only physical. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 covers physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, and economic abuse — with civil remedies including protection orders, residence orders, and monetary relief.
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
For: Employee
Employment Rights — Gratuity, Maternity Benefit, and Notice Period
The essentials every private-sector employee in India should know: when you qualify for gratuity, how it's calculated, your maternity leave entitlements under the new labour codes, and what your employer can and cannot do at termination.
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972; Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (now under Code on Social Security, 2020); Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
For: Woman
Divorce Under the Hindu Marriage Act — Grounds, Procedure, Timelines
Divorce under Hindu law is either contested (on statutory grounds like cruelty or desertion) or by mutual consent. Here's what each path involves, how long it actually takes, and what the six-month "cooling-off" period really means.
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Sections 13 and 13B); Special Marriage Act, 1954
For: Woman
Property Inheritance for Hindu Women — What the 2005 Amendment Really Changed
Since the 2005 amendment (and clinched by the Supreme Court's Vineeta Sharma judgment in 2020), daughters are coparceners in ancestral property with the same rights as sons — regardless of whether their father was alive on 9 September 2005.
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (as amended in 2005); Indian Succession Act, 1925
For: citizen
Right to Information (RTI)
How to file an RTI application, what information you can demand, what is exempt, and what to do if your PIO refuses or delays.
Right to Information Act, 2005 (Act 22 of 2005)
For: citizen
Bail Rights Under the New Criminal Laws (BNSS)
Bailable vs. non-bailable offences, anticipatory bail, default bail, and undertrial release under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 — which replaced the CrPC from 1 July 2024.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 — Sections 478–484; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023
For: citizen
Property & Succession Rights
How property passes after death under the Hindu Succession Act, Muslim Personal Law, and the Indian Succession Act. Wills, intestate succession, legal heir certificates, and mutation.
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (as amended 2005); Indian Succession Act, 1925; Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937
For: citizen
Traffic Challans & Motor Vehicle Rights
E-challans, DL suspension, fitness certificates, accident compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (as amended 2019).
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (as amended by Motor Vehicles Amendment Act, 2019)
For: citizen
RERA — Homebuyer Rights Against Builder Delays
Your rights under RERA when a builder delays possession, misrepresents the project, or refuses a refund. Section 18 refunds, compensation, and how to file a complaint.
Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) — Sections 3, 4, 12, 13, 18, 19, 31; Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules notified by each state
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