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Whether you have to file a case, you have received a notice, or your matter is already running in the sessions court — there is a clear route for every stage, one named advocate, and a fee agreed in writing before any work begins. And if all you need right now is information, that part is free.

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Supreme Court Panel An existing panel of senior counsels, briefed through our advocates-on-record for SLPs, statutory appeals, transfer petitions and Article 32 writs.
All High Court cases accepted Matters are taken up across all 25 High Courts — writs, FIR quashing, anticipatory bail, first appeals and company matters.
Senior counsels on panel for every practice area Available on panel across all 22 practice areas, and present in all metro cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Whatever you tell us stays with us. Confidentiality is the default on every matter — not an add-on you have to ask for.
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We do not publish testimonials. We publish commitments.

Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules bars a law firm from advertising client testimonials, success rates or commercial claims — and we do not work around that. What we can do is state exactly how we work, and hold ourselves to it in writing.

How we work
Assurance 01 · Confidentiality

Whatever you tell us stays with us.

This is the first thing we commit to, because it is the first thing most people worry about. You should be able to say the whole thing out loud — including the part you have not told your family.

✓Your communication with your advocate is privileged under Section 132 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.
✓Inside the firm, your file is open only to the advocates working on it — not to the whole office.
✓Your name, facts, photographs or documents are never used in any marketing, case study or social post. Matter notes we publish are stripped of every identifier.
✓Documents are stored encrypted, and returned or destroyed when the matter closes — your choice, recorded in writing.
✓Every advocate, clerk and intern signs a confidentiality undertaking before touching a file.
Assurance 02 · Trust

Written scope, written fee, one named advocate.

Trust is not a promise. It is a set of things you can check against a document.

✓You get the fee schedule in writing before any engagement — court fee, stamp duty, typing, travel and clerkage listed separately.
✓Not one rupee beyond that schedule without your written consent.
✓One named advocate is your single point of contact. Not a call centre, and not a different person each time.
✓A short written update within 24 hours of every hearing — what happened, the next date, what you need to do.
✓If you do not need a lawyer, we say so. That answer is free and it happens often.
Assurance 03 · Above and beyond

We do the part nobody bills for.

The difference between a matter handled and a matter handled properly usually sits in the unbilled hours.

✓Every order is explained to you in plain language, in your own language, until it actually makes sense.
✓If you qualify for free legal aid under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, we help you with the DLSA forms and charge nothing for it.
✓If a cheaper or faster route exists — mediation, a settlement, a simple reply — we tell you, even when it means less work for us.
✓We decline to file what will not hold. A weak petition costs you time, money and your next option.
✓Senior counsel is brought in when the matter needs it, not when the bill needs it.
Practice areas

Which category does your problem fall into?

15 categories · 110 sub-categories · 400+ services. Senior counsels are available on panel for every practice area listed here, present in all metro cities. Each service page carries the process, the documents, the cost, the timeline and the judgments.

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Family & Matrimonial18Divorce · Maintenance · Custody · DV Criminal Defence24Bail · FIR quashing · Cheque bounce Property & Civil16Title · Partition · RERA · Tenancy Corporate & Startup17Incorporation · ESOP · IBC · Contracts Technology, Data & IP19DPDP · Trademark · Patent · AI law Employment & Labour12Termination · POSH · PF · Gratuity Taxation11GST notice · IT appeal · ITAT Consumer & Insurance9Builder · Claim rejection · Negligence Constitutional & Public10Writ · PIL · Service · RTI Arbitration & ADR10§9 · §34 · Award enforcement Motor Accident (MACT)5Compensation · Hit and run Immigration & NRI8NRI property · POA · OCI · Visa
Courts & forums

Which court is your matter in?

From a daily date in the sessions court to an SLP in the Supreme Court — we have our own team in every forum, with senior counsels on panel behind them.

Where most matters actually sit

Sessions & District Court

For most people the matter lives here — and this is where the dates pile up. Our district team appears every day, and after each hearing you get a five-line update telling you what happened and what comes next.

  • ✓Bail — regular, anticipatory and default
  • ✓Charge framing and discharge applications
  • ✓Trial, cross-examination and §351 BNSS statements
  • ✓Civil suits, injunctions and partition
  • ✓MACT compensation claims
  • ✓Appeals and revisions from the Magistrate
41District courts
1,284Live matters
Every dateAppearance
High CourtAll 25 High CourtsAll High Court cases accepted — writs · FIR quashing · anticipatory bail · first appeals Supreme CourtSenior counsel panelExisting panel of senior counsels with advocates-on-record — SLP · statutory appeals · transfer petitions · Art. 32 Tribunals & Commissions9 tribunalsNCLT · NCDRC · DRT · ITAT · RERA · CAT · Labour Court Family CourtWomen advocatesDivorce · Maintenance · Custody · Mediation Consumer ForumFixed feeBuilder · Insurance · Bank · Medical negligence Pre-litigationSame dayFIR, Zero FIR, 1930 cyber helpline, notice reply, settlement
How a consultation works

The first conversation is free.
After that, every rupee is in writing.

No "come to the office", no "let us see". Four clear steps — at every step you know what comes next, when, and what it costs.

01 5 minutes You tell us what happened

Form, WhatsApp or phone. Two lines is enough — we will ask the rest.

02 2 hours The right advocate is assigned

A named advocate matched to your matter, your court and your language — and senior counsel on panel if the matter calls for it.

03 Free A 20-minute free consultation

Video, phone or office. Send the documents in advance and the whole picture fits into this one call.

04 1 working day Written scope and a fixed quote

What, where, in how much time, for how much — all in writing. The engagement letter goes out only when you say yes.

Saarthi — Lexora's legal AI

Not sure what any of it means?
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Describe what happened in your own words. Saarthi will tell you what it means, which section is likely to apply, and what the next step usually is — with a link to the judgment behind every answer.

  • ✓Completely free — no login, no limit
  • ✓Your conversation is confidential and is not used to train the model
  • ✓When AI is not enough — straight to an enrolled advocate

This is indicative only. Saarthi's answers are general information, not legal advice, and they are suggestions rather than conclusions. Every matter turns on its own facts and documents. Please consult a lawyer in person about your own case before acting on anything you read here.

My husband has thrown me out of the house. I have a two-year-old son. What do I do?

You have two immediate rights here — each from a different law:

1
The right to reside in the house

Section 17, DV Act — a shared household, even if the house is not in your name.

2
Maintenance

Section 144 BNSS and Section 20, DV Act — for yourself and for your son.

§17 DV Act §144 BNSS Satish Chander Ahuja (2020)
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You do not need a lawyer for everything. A great deal you can do yourself — you just have to know how. Tap "Send on WhatsApp" and we will send you that guide as a message you can keep.

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11 rights Your rights at the time of arrest The 24-hour rule, and the route to bail
9 guides A wife's legal rights Home, work, maintenance, POSH
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7 guides A tenant's rights Eviction, rent, getting the deposit back
Urgent Cyber fraud? Dial 1930 The golden hour, and getting the money back
Eligibility How to get free legal aid NALSA / DLSA — a lawyer at no cost
8 guides Dismissed from your job? Notice pay, PF, gratuity
Basics Your first date in court What to wear, where to sit, what to say

Indicative only. These guides are general information and suggestions, not legal advice, and no advocate–client relationship arises from reading them. Your own facts, documents and dates can change the answer completely — please consult a lawyer in person before you act on any of it.

Bare Acts · BNS · BNSS · BSA

Every section, what it means, and the judgments that interpret it.

The new criminal law is here — BNS, BNSS, BSA. What the new number for an old section is, what that section plainly says, and how the Supreme Court and the High Courts have read it — all three in one place, free.

§BNS, 2023Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
↔Replaces the IPC, 1860
358 sectionsRead the full Act →
§BNSS, 2023Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
↔Replaces the CrPC, 1973
531 sectionsRead the full Act →
§BSA, 2023Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
↔Replaces the Evidence Act, 1872
170 sectionsRead the full Act →

§ 85 · BNS 2023

= Section 498A, IPC

Cruelty to a woman by her husband or his relatives

In plain terms
Who can file?

The married woman herself, or her parents, siblings or relatives on her behalf.

What counts as cruelty?

Conduct that endangers life or causes grave injury — and harassment for the purpose of a dowry demand is included.

What is the punishment?

Up to three years' imprisonment and a fine. The offence is cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable.

Is there a time limit?

A complaint within three years of the incident — delay can be condoned under Section 514 BNSS.

Judgments that read this section Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar(2014) 8 SCC 273 · Supreme Court

No automatic arrest — the police must complete the §41 CrPC checklist.

 Rajesh Sharma v. State of U.P.(2018) 10 SCC 472 · Supreme Court

The Family Welfare Committee direction was later withdrawn.

 Achin Gupta v. State of Haryana2024 INSC 369 · Supreme Court

The Court asked Parliament to revisit the misuse of 498A.

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Most looked up: § 63 BNS · Rape § 103 BNS · Murder § 316 BNS · Criminal breach of trust § 318 BNS · Cheating § 125 BNSS · Maintenance § 528 BNSS (= 482 CrPC) § 138 NI Act · Cheque bounce § 12 DV Act · Protection order § 13 HMA · Divorce

Indicative only. Plain-language explanations of a section are a reading aid, not legal advice, and the text here is not an authenticated copy of the Act. How a section applies to you depends on your own facts — please consult a lawyer in person before relying on any of this.

Our team

Know who will argue your case — before you engage us.

Every profile carries the enrolment number, the courts, the years and the practice areas — only what Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules permits us to state. No "best lawyer" claims. Senior counsels on our panel are briefed through these advocates.

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AV14 years in practicePhoto slot (commissioned)
Adv. Ananya Verma Partner — Matrimonial & Family
Enrolment#D/1842/2011
CourtsDelhi HC · Saket & Patiala House · Family Courts
Mutual divorceCustodyDV ActMaintenance
Profile & availability→
RK16 years in practicePhoto slot (commissioned)
Adv. Rohit Kulkarni Partner — Criminal Defence
Enrolment#MAH/2288/2009
CourtsBombay HC · Sessions Court Mumbai · Magistrate courts
Bail498A defenceNDPSCheque bounce
Profile & availability→
SN11 years in practicePhoto slot (commissioned)
Adv. Sanjana Nair Associate Partner — Property & Civil
Enrolment#KAR/3921/2014
CourtsKarnataka HC · City Civil Court Bengaluru
Title checkPartitionBuilder disputesRERA
Profile & availability→
IA8 years in practicePhoto slot (commissioned)
Adv. Imran Ahmed Associate — Consumer & Service
Enrolment#UP/5510/2017
CourtsNCDRC · State Commission UP · District Forums
Consumer complaintInsurance claimService mattersRefunds
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Matter notes · anonymised

Not testimonials — a record of the work.

Bar Council rules stop us from showing client testimonials or success rates, and we do not look for a way around that. Instead we publish matter notes: what kind of matter it was, which court it was in, what the difficulty was, the approach we took, and the factual outcome — with no name, no face and no identifying detail.

MATRIMONIALFamily Court, Bengaluru

Mutual consent divorce with a custody plan

The matter

Both sides wanted to live separately, but could not agree on custody of the child.

What we did

After separate counselling sessions a parenting plan was drafted — schooling, holidays and the division of expenses settled in writing — and only then was the MCD petition filed.

Factual outcome

The six-month cooling-off period was waived under Section 13-B(2) HMA; decree in four months and three weeks.

CRIMINALSessions Court, Mumbai

Anticipatory bail — an FIR out of a commercial dispute

The matter

A business transaction was recast as cheating and an FIR was registered; the client feared arrest.

What we did

The entire money trail was shown through bank statements and the Arnesh Kumar guidelines were relied on; in parallel a §528 BNSS quashing petition was kept ready.

Factual outcome

Anticipatory bail granted in 11 days on two conditions — surrender of passport and cooperation with the investigation.

CONSUMERDistrict Commission, Lucknow

Health insurance claim rejection

The matter

The claim was rejected as a "pre-existing disease", although the policy was four years old.

What we did

A written complaint built on the policy document, the earlier prescriptions and the IRDAI circular, followed by a point-wise rejoinder to the insurer's reply.

Factual outcome

Order to pay the claim amount with interest, plus ₹25,000 towards mental agony. Seven months.

⚠ These matter notes are for information only and are indicative, not a representation of what will happen in your matter. Every case turns on its own facts, and no outcome is being promised. Names, identities and documents have been removed. Please consult a lawyer in person about your own case.
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You should not need a lawyer just to understand the problem.

Every guide is written by an advocate and reviewed by a second one. The date, the reviewer and the enrolment number appear on each article. No ads, no popups, no "log in to read".

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FAMILY LAW Mutual divorce in 2026: the whole process, the cost and the timeline Every step from petition to decree, the real figure for court fees, the condition for waiving the cooling-off period, and the seven documents without which it cannot even be filed. 11 min · 24 Aug 2026Reviewed by Adv. A. Verma · D/1842/2011 CRIMINAL An FIR has been registered — what to do in the next 72 hours Your rights before arrest, when anticipatory bail is filed, what to say at the police station and what never to say. 9 min · 19 Aug 2026Reviewed by Adv. R. Kulkarni · MAH/2288/2009 PROPERTY Fourteen documents to check yourself before buying a flat Title chain, encumbrance certificate, RERA registration, OC/CC — what to look for in each document, with a checklist. 13 min · 12 Aug 2026Reviewed by Adv. S. Nair · KAR/3921/2014
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The questions people hesitate to ask

How much, how long, and why date after date.

₹0. The first 20 to 30 minutes are free — we listen, we tell you which law your matter falls under, and whether you actually need a lawyer at all. Often the honest answer is no, and that is what we say.
There are three models — a fixed fee (documentation, mutual divorce, agreements), per hearing (litigation), and a retainer (companies). A written fee schedule goes out with the engagement letter, listing court fee, stamp duty, typing, travel and clerkage separately. Not one rupee more without your written consent.
Under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, members of SC/ST communities, women, children, industrial workmen and anyone earning under ₹3 lakh a year are entitled to free legal aid. We will get you to the right DLSA or SLSA and help you fill the forms — and we do not charge for that.
The truth is that no lawyer can give you an exact date. A range, yes: mutual divorce four to seven months, cheque bounce 12 to 24 months, a contested property suit three to six years. At the first meeting you get that range in writing, along with a list of what usually causes the delay.
Adjournments have reasons — the other side not filing a reply, a witness not appearing, the court's workload, and sometimes deliberate delay. We record the reason for every adjournment in your case diary, and where delay is repeated we press for costs under Order XVII CPC.
A short summary on WhatsApp within 24 hours of every hearing — what happened, the next date, what you need to do. Every order, filing and receipt is uploaded to your client portal. And one named advocate stays your single point of contact, rather than a new person each time.
The full FAQ (48 questions) Your question not on the list? Ask Saarthi — 24×7.

Indicative only. Costs, timelines and eligibility above are general indications and suggestions, not legal advice or a quotation for your matter. They change with the court, the forum and your own facts — please consult a lawyer in person before acting on them.

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