Court Process

Mere paas lawyer ke paise nahi hain. Free legal aid kaise milegi?

Haan, agar aap eligible hain. Sabhi women aur bachche, SC/ST, disabled log, custody mein band log, industrial workers, disaster victims aur kam income wale log free lawyer le sakte hain. Apni District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) mein apply karo ya 15100 par call karo.

Lok Adalat kya hai? Kya mera case wahan settle ho sakta hai?

Haan, agar dono side ready hon. Lok Adalat Legal Services Authority ka free settlement forum hai. Iska award court decree jaisa hota hai, appeal nahi hoti, aur bhari hui court fee wapas milti hai. Jin crimes mein legal compromise nahi ho sakta, woh yahan nahi aate.

Apne court case ka status aur next date kaise check karun?

Free eCourts Services website ya mobile app use karo. Apna 16-character CNR number daalo, ya case number, party name ya advocate name se search karo. Next date, case ka stage aur purane orders dikh jayenge.

Mujhe court ka summon aaya hai. Ab kya karun?

Ise ignore mat karo. Summon ka matlab hai ki aapko fixed date par court aana hai. Civil case mein na jaane par court aapko sune bina (ex parte) faisla kar sakti hai. Criminal case mein court arrest warrant jaari kar sakti hai.

Mujhe diya gaya cheque bounce ho gaya. Ab kya karun?

Agar cheque kisi real debt ke liye tha, toh criminal case kar sakte ho. Bank ka return memo milne ke 30 din mein written demand notice bhejo. Notice milne ke 15 din mein payment na ho, toh agle ek mahine mein complaint karo.

Legal notice kya hota hai? Kya bhejne ke liye lawyer zaroori hai?

Legal notice ek formal letter hai jismein aap apni demand likhte ho aur court jaane se pehle doosri side ko settle karne ka time dete ho. Aap khud bhej sakte ho; lawyer zaroori nahi. Yeh sirf kuch cases mein compulsory hai, jaise government par case ya cheque bounce.

Civil case aur criminal case mein kya farak hai?

Civil case paise, property, family ya contract jaise private disputes solve karta hai, aur payment ya possession jaise orders milte hain. Criminal case crime ka hota hai; case State chalati hai, aur saza jail ya fine ho sakti hai. Ek hi incident se dono case ban sakte hain.

Kya case file karne ki koi time limit hoti hai?

Haan, zyadatar civil cases aur chhote crimes ke liye. Kai civil claims ki limit 3 saal hai; zameen ya makaan wapas paane ke case ki usually 12 saal. Chhote crimes ki limit 6 mahine se 3 saal hai, par 3 saal se zyada saza wale crimes ki koi limit nahi.

Case mein faisla mere against aaya. Kya appeal ho sakti hai?

Usually haan, par jaldi karo. Civil first appeal generally 30 din mein, aur High Court mein ho toh 90 din mein karni hoti hai. Convicted person upar ki court mein appeal kar sakta hai, aur victim acquittal ke against. Lok Adalat award ki appeal nahi hoti.

Mujhe pehli baar court jaana hai. Hearing mein kya hota hai?

Zyadatar hearings chhoti hoti hain. Us din ki cause list mein aapke item number se case bulaya jaata hai; judge lawyers ko sunte hain, proceedings record karte hain aur next date dete hain. Shuru ki kai dates paperwork ya adjournment ki hoti hain, isliye case mein kai tareekhen lagti hain.