September 2022

Section 33 DV ACT (Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005) : Penalty for not discharging duty by Protection Officer.— If any Protection Officer fails or refuses to discharges his duties as directed by the Magistrate in the protection order without any sufficient cause, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for […]

Section 20 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: Place of Arbitration – (1) The parties are free to agree on the place of arbitration. (2) Failing any agreement referred to in sub-section (1), the place of arbitration shall be determined by the arbitral tribunal having regard to the circumstances of the case, including the convenience of

Section 17 DV ACT (Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005) : Right to reside in a shared household— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, every woman in a domestic relationship shall have the right to reside in the shared household, whether or not she has

Section 123 Negotiable Instruments (NI) ACT: Cheque crossed generally.— Where a cheque bears across its face an addition of the words “and company” or any abbreviation thereof, between two parallel transverse lines, or of two parallel transverse lines simply, either with or without the words “not negotiable”, that addition shall be deemed a crossing, and