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Consumer & online shopping
  • Charged more than the MRP?
  • Bought a defective product?
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  • Order not delivered or refund delayed?
All Consumer & online shopping guides →
Banking & payments
  • Cheque bounced?
  • Complaining to the RBI Ombudsman
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  • Rent agreement basics
  • Security deposit not returned?
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  • Final settlement or relieving letter withheld?
  • Gratuity not paid?
  • Salary not paid or delayed?
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  • Recovering money you lent
  • Client hasn't paid your invoice?
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  • Encroachment or boundary dispute?
  • Mutation of property records
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  • Partition of family property
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Employment & salary

Unpaid wages, final settlements and workplace dues.

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Employment & salary

Full-and-final settlement or relieving letter withheld

The Code on Wages, 2019 requires wages due on exit to be paid within two working days. Here's what the law says about final dues, relieving letters and where claims go.

6 min read
Employment & salary

Gratuity not paid when you left your job

Gratuity is now governed by the Code on Social Security, 2020. Here's who is eligible, how it is worked out, the 30-day payment rule and where unpaid gratuity is claimed.

6 min read
Employment & salary

Salary not paid or delayed

The Code on Wages, 2019 sets deadlines for paying wages and a claims process. Here's how it works and where employees take unpaid salary disputes.

4 min read
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