Legal guides for Keralam (Kerala)
Most of each guide applies across India. These notes cover what differs in Keralam (Kerala): the state laws, authorities and official portals, with links to their official sources. General information, not legal advice.
18 guides with Keralam (Kerala) notes
Consumer & online shopping
Charged more than the MRP?
Keralam: Legal Metrology complaints
In Keralam (formerly Kerala), the state Legal Metrology department enforces the rules on packaged goods, including the MRP. The Department of Consumer Affairs'…
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Tenancy & rent
Landlord asking you to leave?
Keralam: eviction only through the Rent Control Court
Where the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 applies, Section 11 says a tenant can't be evicted except under the Act, whatever any contract…
Read the Keralam (Kerala) note →Rent agreement basics
Keralam: rent law, stamp duty and receipts
The Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 does not itself require a tenancy to be in writing or registered. Where it applies, it limits the…
Read the Keralam (Kerala) note →Security deposit not returned?
Keralam: Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965
In Keralam (formerly Kerala), many tenancies are covered by the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965. It applies to the areas listed in its…
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Employment & salary
Final settlement or relieving letter withheld?
Keralam: final dues and the draft state rules
In Keralam (formerly Kerala), unpaid final wages are raised with the Labour Commissionerate for most private employers. The two-working-day rule in Section…
Read the Keralam (Kerala) note →Gratuity not paid?
Keralam: gratuity claims
In Keralam (formerly Kerala), gratuity disputes for most private employers go through the Labour Commissionerate. Its website lists the state's rules under the…
Read the Keralam (Kerala) note →Salary not paid or delayed?
Keralam: wage claims and the draft state rules
In Keralam (formerly Kerala), the Labour Commissionerate handles labour complaints for most private employers. Its website lists the state's rules under the…
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Property & land
Builder delaying possession?
Keralam: K-RERA, interest and appeals
In Keralam, complaints are filed online on K-RERA's portal after registering as a complainant. The complaint form asks you to choose between the Authority and…
Read the Keralam (Kerala) note →Checking a property before you buy
Records and checks in Keralam
In Keralam, the Registration Department issues encumbrance certificates. You can apply on its PEARL portal, pay online and download a digitally signed…
Read the Keralam (Kerala) note →Encroachment or boundary dispute?
Survey and boundaries in Keralam
In Keralam, survey records such as maps, field measurement sketches and land registers are kept by the Survey and Land Records Department. The main store is…
Read the Keralam (Kerala) note →Mutation of property records
Pokkuvaravu (transfer of registry) in Keralam
In Keralam, mutation of land records is called pokkuvaravu or transfer of registry. It is done under the Transfer of Registry Rules, 1966. The application goes…
Read the Keralam (Kerala) note →Registration and stamp duty
Registration in Keralam
In Keralam, documents are registered at Sub Registrar offices of the Registration Department. Its PEARL portal lets you book a time slot for registering a…
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Family & succession
Legal heir vs succession certificate
Keralam: legal heirship certificate from the Tahsildar
In Keralam (formerly Kerala), the Tahsildar issues the legal heirship certificate on an application made to the Village Officer. A Legal Heir Certificate and a…
Read the Keralam (Kerala) note →Maintenance for parents and seniors
Keralam: RDO as Tribunal; High Court's view on section 23
Kerala notified its rules under the Act on 28 August 2009 and set up Maintenance Tribunals and Appellate Tribunals in August 2009, with District Social Justice…
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Legal tools
Filing an RTI application
RTI in Keralam
Under the Kerala Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2006, the application fee is ₹10. It can be paid by court fee stamp, remittance to…
Read the Keralam (Kerala) note →Lok Adalats explained
Lok Adalats in Keralam
The Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA) runs Lok Adalats through 14 District Legal Services Authorities and 62 Taluk Legal Services Committees…
Read the Keralam (Kerala) note →Police won't register your complaint?
Thuna portal, Pol-App and Police Complaints Authority in Keralam
Kerala Police's Thuna portal and Pol-App take complaints and service requests online. A 2022 Police Headquarters circular says requests made through them are…
Read the Keralam (Kerala) note →Received a court summons?
Free legal aid in Keralam
In Keralam (formerly Kerala), people with an annual income below ₹3,00,000 are eligible for free legal services in cases before courts other than the Supreme…
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Official authorities and portals
- Controller of Legal Metrology (Weights & Measures), Government of Keralam (opens in new tab)From: Charged more than the MRP?
- Kerala Police (opens in new tab)From: Police won't register your complaint?
- Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA); Kerala Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (opens in new tab)From: Builder delaying possession?
- Kerala State Information Commission (opens in new tab)From: Filing an RTI application
- Kerala State Legal Services Authority (opens in new tab)From: Lok Adalats explained
- Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA) (opens in new tab)From: Received a court summons?
- Labour Commissionerate, Government of Keralam (opens in new tab)From: Final settlement or relieving letter withheld?, Gratuity not paid?, Salary not paid or delayed?
- Registration Department, Kerala (opens in new tab)From: Registration and stamp duty
- Registration Department, Kerala (encumbrance certificates); Revenue Department, Kerala (land records); Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (projects) (opens in new tab)From: Checking a property before you buy
- Rent Control Court (Munsiff); Accommodation Controller for amenities; appellate authority not below Subordinate Judge rank (opens in new tab)From: Landlord asking you to leave?, Rent agreement basics, Security deposit not returned?
- Revenue Divisional Officer / Sub Collector as Maintenance Tribunal; District Collector as Appellate Tribunal (opens in new tab)From: Maintenance for parents and seniors
- Survey and Land Records Department, Kerala (opens in new tab)From: Encroachment or boundary dispute?
- Tahsildar (Revenue Department, Government of Keralam), on application to the Village Officer (opens in new tab)From: Legal heir vs succession certificate
- Village Officer and Tahsildar, Revenue Department, Kerala (opens in new tab)From: Mutation of property records
This guide is general legal information for India, not legal advice. Laws and procedures change and can differ by state. For advice on your situation, speak to a qualified advocate.
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