793 practical guides written for Kolkata and West Bengal — bail and criminal defence, property partition and mutation, divorce and maintenance, cheque bounce, consumer complaints and Calcutta High Court procedure. No jargon, no filler.
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How to use a power of attorney to register property in West Bengal: stamping, e-Nathikaran, the papers the attorney carries and the risks to watch.
How to file a cyber crime complaint online in India: the national portal, the 1930 helpline for financial fraud, evidence to keep and the FIR route.
Stamp duty on a gift deed to a blood relative in West Bengal is 0.5% of market value, capped at ₹1,000, plus about 1% registration. Rates, family list, steps.
Stamp duty on a flat in West Bengal is about 6% in municipal areas and 5% in panchayat areas, plus 1% registration, on the higher of price or circle rate.
Court fee for a succession certificate in West Bengal: ad valorem slabs under the Court-Fees Act, 1970, how the value is worked out, and what else you pay.
There is no fixed deadline to apply for probate in India. Learn what the law says about delay, the Limitation Act, and why waiting puts your property at risk.
In India a trademark is valid for 10 years from the application date and can be renewed indefinitely. Here is how renewal works and the risk if you miss it.
Who must be served notice of probate, why the legal heirs are cited before a will is proved in West Bengal, and what happens if an heir is left out.
How bail works under the NDPS Act 1985 for a commercial quantity: the Section 37 twin conditions, what courts examine, and where to file in West Bengal.
Your account was frozen after a cyber crime complaint in India. How to find who froze it, the documents that help, and the steps to get it released.
What to do when a bank freezes your account in India without prior notice, who can order the freeze, and the steps to get it lifted in Kolkata.
How to become a divorce lawyer in India: a recognised LL.B., enrolment with a State Bar Council, the All India Bar Examination and family law practice.
Work out stamp duty and registration fee in West Bengal from the greater of the consideration and notified value, with the deed-wise basis and steps.
Can a registered gift deed be cancelled in India? The three routes open to a donor and how to challenge a gift deed in a West Bengal civil court.
How to apply for and download a birth certificate in Kolkata through the KMC and the civil registration system, with the documents and correction steps.
Find and read any income tax notice in India through the e-filing portal, understand what each section means and respond online before the deadline.
Check passport police verification status online with your file number and date of birth, and understand what each stage in West Bengal means.
If a cheque bounce notice was never received, the case can still survive where it was sent by registered post to the right address. What the law presumes.
Adultery does not by itself decide child custody in India. Courts decide on the child's welfare, so here is how adultery weighs and what the court examines.
The cost of probate of a will in West Bengal is mainly the ad valorem court fee under Article 10 of Schedule I, so here is what the fee depends on.
Court fee for a partition suit in West Bengal turns on section 7(viii) of the Court-Fees Act, 1970, and on your possession. See which fee applies.
How to appeal a cheque-bounce conviction under Section 138: the forum, the thirty-day limitation, suspension of sentence and the Section 148 deposit.
How to get the CS (Cadastral Survey) land record of West Bengal online: what CS, RS and LR khatians mean and where to get a certified copy.
Yes. A custody case can reach the Supreme Court of India by special leave under Article 136 or a writ under Article 32. How the route works.
Every guide is written and reviewed by Advocate Panchanand Shaw, an advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of West Bengal practising at the Calcutta High Court and the Bankshall, Sealdah and Alipore courts in Kolkata.
Yes. All 793 guides are free and need no registration. They explain procedure, documents, timelines, court fees and the practical steps involved, in plain language.
No. They are general legal information, not legal advice on your facts. A guide helps you ask better questions and prepare documents; it cannot tell you what will happen in your own case.
Use the category tiles or the search box. Criminal and bail matters sit under Criminal Law, partition and mutation under Property Law, maintenance and custody under Family Law, and filing or limitation questions under Court Procedure.
Yes. Consultations are available at the chamber at 14 Hare Street, Kolkata 700001, and by phone on +91 90070 00603. Carry your notices, FIR copy or agreements so the first sitting is useful.
A guide tells you how the law works. It cannot tell you what will happen in your case. Speak to Advocate Panchanand Shaw at the chamber at 14 Hare Street, Kolkata 700001, opposite Bankshall Court.
Every guide on this page is written for someone who has a problem in Kolkata and needs to know what happens next. That shapes the structure. Each piece opens with the practical position, then sets out the statute and the procedure, then the documents and timelines, and finally the points at which the process usually goes wrong. Case names appear only where a judgment changes what a court will do, not to decorate the page.
The legal position is stated with the section or rule that supports it, so a reader can check the source instead of taking the sentence on trust. Where the law changed recently, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam having replaced the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, each guide gives the new provision and notes the old one, because pending files still carry the old numbering.
The Kolkata-specific part is the part that is hardest to find elsewhere: which court sits where, which magistrate's court a police station feeds into, how maintenance matters are listed at the Family Court, what a cheque-bounce complaint needs at the Bankshall Court registry, and how the Calcutta High Court's original and appellate sides divide their work. That detail comes from practice in these forums, and it is why the guides are not generic national content.
Guides are revised when a statute, rule or court practice changes, and the date on each piece reflects the last revision. They are general legal information, not advice on your facts: a guide can tell you the limitation period for a consumer complaint, but it cannot tell you when your cause of action arose. Read the procedure section first, note the dates and documents it lists, and carry both to a consultation. That is how the guides are meant to be used. If a point remains unclear, the chamber can answer it against your papers.
Tell me what happened and I will tell you what to file, where, and by when. The first conversation is free and confidential.