Month: August 2014

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Property Law

How to Transfer Land, House or Apartment in West Bengal Co-Operative Housing Society and Take Action if Society Denies Transfer

Steps to Transfer To transfer house, land or apartment in Co operative society in West Bengal you need permission of the Society as provided under Rule 131 (3) of the WBCS Rules 2011 r/w Section 92 of the WBCS Act 2006. However, if the Society is asking for donation amount more than 0.5% (prescribed under […]

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Consumer Law Criminal Law

Transgender Rights in India: The Road Ahead

On 15th April 2014, the landmark judgment in National Legal Services Authority v Union of India and Others (Writ Petition No. 400 of 2012 with Writ Petition No. 604 of 2013) was passed. The court was constituted of two judges and the leading judgment was given by Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan, whose judgment was endorsed by […]

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Consumer Law Criminal Law Property Law

Live-In Relationships and Protection from Domestic Violence for Women in India

Background of Domestic Violence Act and Live-In Relationship in India The D.V. Act has been enacted to provide a remedy in Civil Law for protection of women from being victims of domestic violence and to prevent occurrence of domestic violence in the society. The DV Act has been enacted to provide an effective protection of […]

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Property Law

Management of Funds, Cost, Profit, Accounts of a Co-operative Housing Society in West Bengal

Under Rule 148 of the WBCS Rules, 2011, apportionment of cost of land, house or apartment in Housing Co-operative Society is to be decided by: “(1) The cost of any land (including its development cost) or the cost of any house or apartment on such land built by a housing co-operative society shall be apportioned […]