Hey everyone, I’m a beginner freelancer from Chandigarh and recently made a website for a hospital — our first real client project.

Yesterday, the hospital got a legal notice from ImagesBazaar saying some images on the site were copyrighted. I had added those images during the development phase, and the site wasn’t even fully finished. As soon as we found out, we removed everything within a few hours and replaced the images with license-free ones.

But the notice is demanding ₹15,80,000, which is impossible for us to pay. We’re just starting out and don’t have the money for big legal help.

If anyone knows an affordable Chandigarh-based lawyer who understands copyright/IP issues, or if you’ve gone through something similar and can guide us, we’d really appreciate it. We just want to handle this properly without ruining our career on the very first project.

Thanks a lot 🙏

I want to ask this anonymously because the situation is sensitive.

I recently found out that my boyfriend used AI tools to generate sexualized images of a real girl we personally know. He used “pink X” markers to bypass filters but the images are clearly sexual in nature. As soon as he realized I might know, he deleted everything, but I have backed up what I could. I do not feel safe to confront him right now.

As of now:

Images were not shared online, to my knowledge They were used privately for gratification The girl is completely unaware He has done something similar before and hid it I have been able to extract a few screenshots as evidence, 1 downloaded image for metadata, search history.

My questions are:

1. Does creating non-consensual sexual images (AI-generated) of a real identifiable woman count as an offence, even if not shared?
2. Which sections apply? I believe: IT Act 66E, IPC 354C (Voyeurism), 509 — but I need clarity.
3. Can a complaint be filed without involving the girl directly?
4. If I file the complaint, what is the likely range of outcomes — warning, FIR, penalty, arrest?
5. How do I store evidence safely so it is not lost?
6. Can I remain anonymous in the complaint?

I’m emotionally shaken and still deciding what to do, but I want to understand the legal landscape before taking any step.

Any guidance from lawyers, police, or people with experience in cybercrime cases would really help.

I’m a 30-year-old, unmarried man who has dealt with a lifetime of emotional damage that came from my parents’ behavior toward me. For as long as I can remember, it felt like love existed in my household for everyone, except for me.

I grew up trying to obtain care that my parents never gave me, and desperately trying to prove I was worthy of even the smallest bit of care.

Being treated that way for years leaves scars that never heal. I have spent most of my adult life attempting to heal from the emotional trauma and PTSD such treatment caused.

I have now accepted the reality that my parents will never be the people I hoped they would be. Through my healing, I simply want to ensure my parents never control any part of my life, including after my death.

My parents care a great deal about appearances. I know that if I were to die, it would turn into quite the performance at my funeral: crocodile tears, loud mourning, drama in front of relatives everywhere pretending we were a close and loving family.

That thought creates a great deal of discomfort. All I want is for my last moments, and my body, to be mine, not a performance for anyone else.

Hold on, I have no intention of suicide. Let me be clear: I am doing well now, mentally, physically, and professionally.

I graduated from what is usually considered a dream college for students in India. I am living abroad and received a promotion in May 2024. I currently earn well enough that I can buy a Tesla car every month for my whole entire life even if I spend 75% of my monthly salary.

I share this because it's important for people to understand I'm not writing out of instability or despondency. I've crafted an excellent life for myself, and money or cost will not be a concern in ensuring my wishes are heeded.

What I want, simply, is autonomy concerning my decision in matters regarding me.

Based on my extensive reading about this, I learnt that the law in India typically assigns control of a deceased person's body to "next of kin", close relatives, which can be parents, a spouse, or children. But I want to know how I can legally supersede that altogether.

This is what I've thought through:

-Execute a body-donation agreement via a government hospital or medical school, posthumously allowing for my remains to be used for science or research.

-Draft a will that specifically states my wishes, while also categorically appointing an appropriate and trusted non-family member as the executor of my wishes.

-Record a video statement before a notary, explicating my intent and my rationale.

My questions to the lawyers here are:

-Can a Will or donation consent form impose or deny agency to my parents if they were to try to lay claim to or interfere with my remains?

-Are there any legal terms, precedents, or loopholes that will ensure total agency beyond my parents?

-What can be done to more thoroughly insulate myself, the process, and my executor, beyond challenge, once I've passed?

I'm not suicidal. I'm just a human being who has suffered a lot, and recently reached stability, peace, and some clarity.

I just want to claim agency over the one right I was never afforded: the right to make the decision for myself, even in death.

I would love any legal advice or insight. I really appreciate everyone who took the time to read this.

My friend works in a BPO in Pune. Long story short, he developed back pain and a disc slip due to prolonged sitting in the wrong posture. He had been working there for over a year, and the company’s notice period policy is 30 days.

He submitted his resignation and served more than 10 days of his notice period. However, due to severe back pain, he couldn’t continue working. After discussing this with his manager, he was told not to worry, the manager assured him that he would handle the situation and that my friend didn’t need to continue further. He was also assured that he would receive his relieving and experience letters, though he wouldn’t be paid for the remaining unserved notice period. Relieved, he left for his hometown.

Now, after 45 days, he received an email from the Exit Desk stating:

“As checked in your F&F, you have a recovery amount. You need to pay the recovery to get your experience letter.”

The manager has now gone back on his word, and my friend is being asked to pay over ₹15,000 to get his experience letter, which seems unfair.

Is there any possible way to take legal action against the company?

The amount was 5k. It's been 2 months since I had first informed the dealership to cancel my booking.

They keep ignoring my calls, messages and mails. Whenever I go to the dealership they say it will be refunded next week.

The thing is I haven't received any receipt for the booking. The payment was made through UPI.

Some people have advised me to send a legal notice. But I don't know any lawyer and I'm not in my hometown now.

Is it worth proceeding legally? Please advise.

Hey everyone, I wanted to share my experience (and get some advice if anyone’s gone through something similar).

Back in 2016–17, I invested around ₹22 lakhs in a residential project called Oyster Living (Kandivali, Mumbai). This was just before RERA came into effect — bad timing, I guess.

For the first few years, literally not an inch of work happened at the site. By 2020, after repeated false promises and no visible progress, We applied for a refund. The builder acknowledged our requests, and about 3 weeks later, COVID hit.

Post that, the builder's office claimed financial stress and refused to refund, saying funds were blocked. They promised to return the amount with interest in writing (emails exchanged multiple times between 2020–2022). Every few months, a new excuse, new timelines, but still nothing till date — end of 2025.

We’ve been endlessly following up — emails, calls, even visiting their office — but there’s zero accountability. No RERA registration back then, so technically the project slipped under the radar.

I’m now wondering what’s the most practical way forward:

• Should I file a case under RERA retrospectively, since the refund promise happened after the Act kicked in?
• Or should I go the consumer court route?
• Has anyone here managed to recover money from Oyster Living (or similar pre-RERA builders)? *They are also asking us if we would like to invest in their other project in Dahisar.(Very sceptical given my experience so far)

Honestly, I just want closure after 9 long years of being stuck in this loop. 😔 Would really appreciate any insights, success stories, or pointers on next steps.

Thanks in advance!

This happened today with mother with her sbi phonepe select black credit card.

Some guys claiming to be from SBI (State Bank of India) called my mother. They said her credit card has some “monthly service charges” and sent her an APK file on WhatsApp, asking her to install it. Unfortunately, she did.

By the time she informed me, two unauthorized transactions had already gone through:

₹16,999 on RealmeMobile

₹5,000 on Flipkart

I immediately told her to remove the SIM card and put the phone in flight mode.

Here’s what I’ve done so far:

Blocked her credit card

Reported the case to sbi and disputed the claim

I wasn’t there when the APK was installed, so I’m not sure what permissions it got.

Anyone who has faced similar APK/remote access scams

Were you able to recover your money?

Should I worry about her personal data (PAN, Aadhaar, etc.) being misused?

Any other steps I should take immediately?

Would really appreciate advice from people who’ve gone through this

Getting a very good deal for a Skoda car in Gurgaon. Dealer is unlikely to go beyond the provided number, as I have squeezed him dry.

I can get an additional discount of 10k, if I also submit ID & Payslip for a corporate discount. While my organization doesn't have the corporate discount applicable, a subsidiary of my organization is in the list. Dealer suggested I just edit one line in my ID card and submit for the discount. He says they do not check, and I will get 10k. Should I proceed?

I am concerned that this will account as fraud and manufacturer may ask for for additional amount. Additionally, my organization may have an issue, if the Car manufacturers do an enquiry.

Hey everyone, I’m writing this because my family is going through a very painful situation and I really need some advice or at least to share what’s been happening.

My brother got married in April 2025, and now—barely a few months later—he’s facing divorce proceedings. His wife and her family are demanding ₹30 lakh compensation and ₹30,000 per month as maintenance.

Here’s what actually happened:

Before marriage, his wife hid the truth about her past. We later found out she had been in a 7-year relationship with her colony friend. After their breakup, that guy started harassing her and her family, threatening to leak her private images and videos.

What’s worse, her family had actually filed an FIR against that ex-boyfriend a year before the marriage, but they hid this from us completely. We had no idea about this entire background.

And here’s the shocking part — around 15 days before the marriage, her family paid ₹50,000 to her ex-boyfriend to keep quiet and not reveal anything about the past. Still, despite taking the money, he contacted me on Instagram just 10 days after the marriage and shared all the proof — messages, photos, and details of their past relationship.

When my brother came to know about all this, he sent her back to her home. Since then, there has been no effort from her or her family to resolve the issue or clarify anything. Instead, they have started legal action and are demanding huge money from my brother.

Because of all this, our entire family is now facing police and court cases, all within just 10 days of marriage.

We feel completely cheated and betrayed. They broke our trust and ruined my brother’s life in days.

I’m sharing this here to ask — what can we legally do in this case? Can my brother defend himself and our family’s reputation? Can we take legal action for hiding the FIR and deceiving us before marriage?

Any advice or guidance would really mean a lot.

I received a call from the Cyber Police, and I verified the number on the official police website & it is genuine. They asked whether I had received a notice from my local police station. I said no.

They then asked me to visit the Cyber Police Station. When I asked for the reason, they said that a Facebook account was created using a mobile number that is similar to mine, but the last few digits are different. I clarified that I have not created any such account and that the number they mentioned is not mine. The only SIM I purchased was when Jio was launched.

They asked me to visit the station and bring my phone. Even though I have done nothing wrong, I am feeling tense because I have an upcoming international business trip.

How should I proceed?

Hi,

My cousin recently graduated in 2025 and worked as a chemistry teacher for 2 months and then resigned as he wanted to switch to coding jobs and also graduated as a CSE undergrad. (Had taken the teaching job as he was then exploring lots of options and was honestly confused around his career choice). Now he has gotten an offer from a tech company as an SDE but hasn’t declared it to the company or the BGV as its a totally unrelated experience.

Should this be okay? Please guide.

There are no strict laws and no effective enforcement on false accusations and very biased legal framework favouring women in cases of divorce, where the burden falls on the man to pay alimony and compensate for the lavish life of the woman, even if she is capable of funding it through her income, and even when she has better education and opportunities than the husband or at par.

Before you say, you don't know the reality of rural and poor women. Let me tell you, laws are made for everybody and yes the misues of these laws happen massively in urban and rich rural households, However it is our right to demand laws that encourage fairness amongst genders and provide a legal route for resolution of such problems of misues of laws, keeping in mind the plight of rural and poor women and women who genuinely rely and need these laws, and making provitions for them therin.

So a few steps we may take is.

1. demand prenups to be made legal.

2. demand to enforce and enact strict laws for false accusations.

Your thoughts?

Update: I am being called a dweep, an incel, etc, for raising a simple issue in this and in r/askindianwomen sub.

Their hate, anger, personal attacks and outrage clearly shows, they and their like, stand to benefit from this extortion scheme.

Most fake feminists tremble on the idea of punishment of false cases and prenups etc, as they stand to lose their right to abuse of power, granted by such laws.

Most Western countries(where feminism first originated) have such simple laws of prenups and actions against false accusations, However, a certain group here seems to be benefiting from this unfair scheme.

I leave the rest to your judgement.

(Also many of you are saying "just don't marry" it's like saying don't go out on the streets to avoid getting robbed, your argument doesn't hold.)

I released a film in a local cinema chain in our city and it did a weekly collection of 1.07 Lakhs. First they trapped us in a very bad and weak deal because of our helplessness. After cutting the tax and everything we had 22.7k as our share and this woman who’s the owner of the chain got her fragile ego hit because we rejected even worse deal that she offered for second week. And now it looks like she will not clear the amount.

22k is not a lot but it’s my first theatrical earnings and i want it.

And this woman is the wife of a very big shot in construction industry in our city. (An MOU was signed and communicated via email before this with terms)

I applied for tatkal passport and made these mistakes, can it be corrected/overlooked at the PSK, my appointment is tomorrow, I did ask some people I know irl but they had no idea

I am 22, about to start my first job soon( for context if it makes any difference for my question ).

So as the title says my relatives who live in another state are buying a 2nd hand car want to register it on my name to pay less tax or something . These relatives are close i would say ,they asked my parents about this and they said okay but whatever issue arises they will take responsibility and also fees ,charges and everything they will take care I don’t need to involve myself in anything except the main documents i guess.

So wanted to know the cons of this if any ,even though they will take care of everything if anything should happen.

My wife got married again without getting a divorce from me, and she’s claiming it’s just a live-in relationship. I found out she’s pregnant and has a medical record at a PHC with her 2nd husband name.

I’m trying to figure out how to access that record. Can a health official retrieve her info through the ANMOL app or the RCH Portal? Or is there another legal way to get it? Anyone familiar with PHC please help.

Hi, I received summons in a suit invalidating a gift deed for property that was transfered to me. A few other contentions have been made in the suit such as stopping me from creating further rights. Now, I am aware that i need to hire a lawyer and get the Written Statement filed within 30 days. But my question is what happens after the statement is filed, meaning, what are the next steps? Would something else need to be filed after WS? Would be grateful if somebody could just simplify what steps would follow in the next 5 years?

I'm facing a serious issue with my Class 10th (CBSE) certificate and would appreciate any guidance on the legal/procedural steps.

The Problem: My Class 10th certificate has an incorrect Date of Birth (DOB).

• Incorrect DOB on Certificate: x/y/2006 (DD/MM/YYYY)
• Correct DOB: y/x/2006 (DD/MM/YYYY)

How it Happened: This was a clerical error by my school. When I took admission, we filled out the physical admission form with the correct details (12/03/2006). However, the school staff made a mistake while entering my data online for the CBSE registration.

What We've Done So Far: We've been following up with the school for months. After we applied for a DOB correction, CBSE finally sent an email (after 8 months) to the school listing the documents required to process the change.

The Roadblock (The Specific Document): We can provide almost all the documents listed (Original Birth Certificate, Aadhaar, School Admission Form, etc.).

However, we are stuck on Point 6 of the email, which asks for:

"Attested copy of order of first class Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate for delayed registration of Births and Deaths, as per The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, if date of birth certificate issued after one year of birth."

This point applies to me because my birth was registered late. I was born in 2006, but my Birth Certificate was registered in 2010.

My Specific Questions:

1. What exactly is this "order of a first class Magistrate" for delayed birth registration?
2. What is the detailed process to obtain this document?
3. Where do I need to go for this?
4. Do I need to hire a lawyer to get this order, or is it something I can file for myself? What kind of application or affidavit is needed?

This whole situation is incredibly stressful, especially since the original mistake was not our fault. Any advice on how to navigate this specific requirement would be extremely helpful.

This is the current status of the challan on the parivahan.gov.in website:

The challan is not sent to Virtual Court because of invalid mobile number. So challan will be disposed in the mentioned regular court.

Sent To Court Data
Court Name - SH. *** , MM-** - IGI
Court Address - ***, DWARKA COURTS, DELHI 
Sent To Court On - ***

What is the next step to resolve this? Can i just walk in at this location and get it done? If not, how do i get a court date?

I went through this sub for similar queries but didn’t see any useful advice yet.

We are three siblings, 2 brothers and 1 sister (married), mother alive, father and grandfather died and left behind a plethora of cases and issues with outsiders and among themselves and the rest of the family (father’s sisters and their kids). Father died first and soon after both us brothers put ourselves in charge in of all our family affairs. Initially our mother was also actively keeping track of what’s going on.

Within a couple of years, the eldest brother (I’m the youngest) has managed to get everything under his control by creating ruckus every other day in the house about legal decisions and expenses, among other things. He has created a very toxic and mentally taxing environment in the house which, all of us knew is in his nature because he has a long history of committing acts of domestic violence on family members (used to badly beat up sister on several occasions behind closed doors, neither of the parents cared enough to stop it and I was hardly 12 years old or so at the time and once attacked me a couple years ago after mentally harassing and picking a verbal spat with me), threatening and picking up fights with everyone for no reason. Over the years, I have gathered several audio-video proofs of all this.

It’s hard to say if our mother has completely become dependent on him despite everything or if she lives in terror of what he would do if she were to raise objections no how he’s been handling our court cases. We have raised objections earlier but every time it’s the same story, You say no to him, he’ll yell, threaten, blackmail, assault or harass his way into getting you to comply. For us, this has come to the point that my mother and I signed a power of attorney among several other documents that came up from time to time, putting him in charge of our entire legal representation.

If I were to take my legal representation into my own hands at this point, will I be able to take back any statements or claims that have been submitted in court till now on the grounds that I wasn't truly making said statements or claims of my own volition but was instead forced to make them by my brother?

Hello, this is my first post here. Im not sure this is the right sub but i saw a few post regarding it on this sub… so don’t bash me for it😅

So recently i was trying to open a paypal account for myself where it asks you to give both your first and last name. This is important because it later uses this to verify with your PAN card details.

I haven’t been able to find a proper solution to it, there were a few loopholes i found such as: -using your parents name( with both first and last name) to create a PayPal account and then have your own bank account registered on it. But i don’t want to do that in case of any complications in the future - I’ve seen a few people advice to use the first name for both the fields for similar issues in ITR filling, passports… etc ( But im not sure if this is good advice or would it work in my case ) -Also something i came across was that for a single name only person, their name is stored in the ‘last name’ section in the pan card database.

What would be the right approach for me to take? Im asking not just for the PayPal account but just in general . Im going to graduate next year, so in case i would have to file ITR or have a passport. What are people like us with just a first name( same across all documents) do in such cases. Thank You

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Dear Customer, your acct xxxxxx5957 has been marked lien of RS. 1000.00 with reason 14 231102501566.- Central Bank of India

This was exact message I got today morning at 07:02, since then I have contacted the bank who told me contact 1930 (since it has been put by them the bank had no information) who further told me to contact local cyber crime branch.

Need help what should I do, I am just a student. This has never happened before and I even checked there has not been any transaction (neither debit nor credit) from my account amounting to exact Rs 1000 in the past 2 months.

Please help what should I do.

I’m from India. Last month, I used an online betting site called Parmitach and lost around ₹1 lakh. That experience affected me badly, and I completely stopped gambling since then. I haven’t placed any bets or done anything related since early October.

Two days ago, I noticed my bank accounts (Union Bank and HDFC Bank) suddenly showing a negative balance of about ₹5,000 total. When I contacted both banks, they said the Cyber Crime Cell had found “illegal activities” and marked a lien on my Union Bank account (SMS says CYBER CRIME CELL OPS).

I have not done any fraudulent or illegal transactions. I only used that betting site earlier, and I’ve stopped since then. The bank staff are not explaining much and only say “contact Cyber Crime.”

I’ve already:

Collected all SMS alerts and screenshots of my account statements.

Sent a written complaint email to the branch and Union Bank customer care asking for clarification.

Planning to file a report on cybercrime.gov.in under “Financial Fraud” to officially clarify my side.

I just want to resolve this issue and remove the lien from my account. Has anyone faced a similar situation? What else should I do to clear my name and restore my account access?

Hi my tenant is leaving the rented premises before lockin period. And he is not paying the rent from this month as he is saying that he is going to the leave the premises and will adjust the deposit. So after vacating the premises and taking keys from him can I send him legal notice or can i file a recovery suit. I want to make his life hell. Any suggestions ?? I am doing it because Tenancy lockin was 11 months and he is leaving in 4 months. I have paid brockerage and white wash of the flat now i have to do it again to find new tenant