NRI LEGAL SERVICES

   

                                                                Non Resident Indians (NRI) Legal Services

We help Non Resident Indians (NRI) solve their legal concerns in India in a professional, timely and cost effective manner. Quality and confidentiality are assured at all times. By leveraging our extensive experience, we are able to provide services in the following areas to meet the needs of our NRI clients:

* Personal

* Marriage

* Documentation

* Banking

* Insurance

* Purchase of Properties

* Sale of Properties

* Family Partition / Family Arrangement / Settlement

* Will

* Lease

* Commercial Matters

* Corporate Matters

* Company Matters

* Tax Matters

* Litigation and Court Appearances

Personal

* Birth certificate

* Death certificate

* Legal heir certificate

* Succession certificate

* Wills – probate and letter of administration

Marriage

* Marriage registration

* Marriage certificate

* Divorce

* Custody of child

* Adoption

Documentation

* Passport

* PIO card

* OCI card

* Document attestation service

* Apply for duplicate copies of lost or misplaced important documents including educational documents

Banking

* Provide details of banking services in India

* Opening, maintaining, coordinating and closing bank accounts

* Repatriation of funds from India

* Coordinate, applying for loans, bank guarantees etc

* Negotiate settlement of personal loan / family loan

* Pursue refund of existing deposits

Insurance

* Details of insurance products in India

* File fresh claims

* Pursue existing claims with the insurance company or in the Insurance Ombudsman

(Millions of rupees belonging to NRI and PIO polices remain unclaimed in India)

Property Matters:

Purchase Of Properties : We Provide Complete Due Diligence

* Negotiate and complete sale (close)

* Pre-sale agreement before actual purchase

* Verify identity and credibility of seller

* Verify land records directly from the revenue and registration offices

* Obtain encumbrance certificate and complete search in the registration records

* Measurement of property

* Confirm all statutory approval for construction has been obtained

* Verify title deeds - for title and forgery of documents

* Advise on stamp duty and registration duty payable to the government

* Advise on fund remittance into India

* Draft sale deed and prepare check list for registration

* Present sale deed for registration

* If registering authority is required to inspect property, accompany person and complete process by paying deficit stamp fee

* Collect registered document

* Hold document in custody of client

Sale Of Properties : We Provide Complete Due Diligence

* Prepare initial report and plan of action

* Inspect the property

* Title of property

* If occupied by tenant - how easy or difficult it is to vacate them

* If above two aspects require spade work – cost and time involved

* Sale price determined by - with or without tenants

* Tax planning - capital gains on sale of property

* Repatriation process

* Marketing Plan

o Identify purchaser and show property

o Confirm sale price

o Provide all documents to purchaser

o Answer all queries to purchaser

o Ascertain modalities of payment and closing

o Enter into agreement for sale

o Receive sale consideration and oversee sale procedures

o Pay necessary taxes – capital gain if any

o Repatriate sale proceeds or act on advice of client

Family Partition / Family Arrangement / Settlement

* Arrive at settlement

* Advice on stamp and registration duties

* Advice on documentation

* Complete registration process

Will

* Advice on the necessity of writing a will

* If will is executed – complete the procedure - registration, witness etc

* If client is a legatee under the will – study the will

* If the author of the will has appointed an administrator apply for probate (if required)

* Get NO objections from legal heirs (if required)

* Submit accounts to the concerned courts (if required)

Lease

* If client has property in India, advice on type of lease

* If required, identify the tenant , fix rental and advance

* Register lease where ever required

Commercial Matters

* Advice on export and import procedures in India

* Verify credentials of exporter/importer in India

* Verify letter of credit

* Verify credential of supplier in India

* Shipping procedures and logistic documentation

* Recover money from defaulting supplier

* File claims against shipping company and shipping agents

Corporate Matters

* Complete due diligence of any corporate entity/partnership firm in India

* Identify companies to acquire and investments in India

* Comprehensive advice and complete assistance (including court orders, paper advertisements, and conveying meetings ) in amalgamations, mergers and take over of companies

* Investment modes and procedures - to the existing companies in India

* Setting up separate business entities in India

* Setting up branch offices in India

* Identify agents and set up offices in India

Company Matters

* Advise on incorporating a company in India

* Advise the pros and cons on becoming a director in a company incorporated in India

* Advice on increasing/reducing the share capital

* Advice on addition and removal of directors in a company

* For existing directors, advice on matters pertaining to Companies Act including the rights and duties of the directors

* For existing directors act as proxy

* For the existing director, act as his/her agent to oversee whether the company he/she represents, has complied with all statutory requirements under the Companies Act

* Coordinate with Registrar of Companies

* Convey board meetings and annual general meetings

* Advice on closing of company

* Finalize accounts and file taxes

* Defend all actions filed against directors for non compliance of statutory requirements

Tax Matters

* Advice on income tax, service tax, corporate tax and commercial taxes as applicable to individuals, corporate and firms

* File all taxes on behalf of clients

* Apply for Permanent Account Number (PAN)

* Advice on advance taxes

* File refunds

Litigation and Court Appearances

Property Matters

* Appear for all cases pertaining to property

* Appear for all cases pertaining to eviction of tenants

* Apply for probate and letters of administrations

Money Matters

* File suit for recovery of money

* Defend suit in money recovery claims

* Initiate criminal compliant for dishonored cheque

* Attach properties and auction the same in realizing the money claims

Marriage

* File for divorce

* Defend a divorce

* File for maintenance

* Defend a maintenance claim

* Execute foreign divorce orders in India (where ever possible)

* Custody of child

Consumer Courts

* Claims against insurance companies

* Claims against banks

* Deficiency of services in availing any other services/ products

Criminal

* File police complaints for offences pertaining to properties and business

* Follow up on investigation and assist in trial

* Apply for bail and anticipatory bail

* Defend criminal cases pertaining to properties

* Defend criminal cases pertaining to business

Arbitration

* To initiate and defend all arbitration proceedings in India

* To execute foreign awards in India

Extradition - Red Corner Notices

* Advice on all matters pertaining to extradition from and to India

* Advice on Red Corner notices

* Conduct court proceedings

* Apply for bail