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What Are the Legal Remedies When Police Refuse to Register an FIR

 What Are the Legal Remedies When Police Refuse to Register an FIR As dealt with in the previous article, when an attempt is made for lodging an FIR [first information report] under Sections 154 or 155 of the Code of Criminal Procedure [CrPC], the police may simply register an FIR if an offence of cognizable nature is disclosed. In the event the police refuse to lodge an FIR, a complaint can be made before the Superintendent of the Police [SP] or Commissioner of Police [CP] and thereafter, such officers may investigate themself or direct an officer subordinate to them to investigate.   However, in the event no investigation is conducted by the SP/CP nor is it directed to be conducted through a subordinate officer, the remedy available to the informant/complainant is to approach a Judicial Magistrate of First Class [JMFC], who has the jurisdiction over the concerned police station before which an initial attempt to lodge an FIR was made.   The said remedy is available to the informant u

Simple Article on Co-ownership

Simple Article on Co-ownership Table of Contents Co-ownership of property  Types of co-ownership Laws related to the transfer of property by a co-owner Rights of a co-owner Co-ownership benefits Co-ownership of property  Co-ownership or joint ownership means when two or more persons hold title to the same property. Co-owners of a property mean all the owners of that particular property. Any co-owner can transfer his/her personal share in such property to a co-owner or even a stranger which results in that transferee stepping into the shoes of the co-owner. A co-owner generally has the right to possession, right to use, and even dispose off the property. Types of co-ownership There are a few types of co-ownerships. These have been explained below: Tenants in Common: When two or more people buy a property but do not specifically mention the share that each has in the property, a 'tenancy-in-common' is said to exist. All the co-owners can use the entire property and every co-owner

Article on Relinquishment Deed.

 Article on Information about how the Relinquishment deed works. How the Relinquishment Deed Works and How to Register when co-owners formally transfer their ownership interest in the estate to a different co-owner it is done by relinquishment deed.  What Are The Five Essential Elements Of A Partnership firm? Before learning about how a relinquishment deed works, let us start by understanding what a relinquishment deed is. A legal heir may abandon their entitlement to inherit property in exchange for the other heirs’ good faith by executing a formal document known as a relinquishment deed. The relinquishment deed transfers the title if a person dies without leaving a will. A co-owner or another legal heir will inherit the legal heir’s rights to the property. Either money will be assigned for the relinquished deeds, or nothing will.  Except in the case where all parties are co-owners of the property, the transfer cannot be released or surrendered. In circumstances of inherited propertie