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my neighbor left 9 homes wash room water to small drainage which passes through in front of home and it is blocked and smelling, even though informed to him to give connection for the big drainage wh


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If the issue is causing you or any of your neighbours inconvenience, you may file a complaint first to your local municipality. If the issue persists, you can file a complaint with the public grievance cell. You may refer to https://pgportal.gov.in/

If the issue further does not get resolved, you can proceed against your neighbour criminally. The act would be considered as public nuisance under section 268 of code of criminal procedure. It talks about causing distrubance to publ ...ReadMore

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Can odisha govt provide Compensatory afforestation land in liue of forest diversion to private sector on payment of premium? Details of provisions and circular if any

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4 months ago


A. Dear Client,
In Odisha, the government has created a land bank of around 26,000 acres for compensatory afforestation (CA) across the state. This land bank is intended to facilitate the smooth implementation of critical state and central projects requiring the diversion of forests. The decision to create the compensatory afforestation land bank was taken as the Centre has made it mandatory while approving proposals for de-reservation or diversion of forest land for non-forest uses under the provi ...ReadMore

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hi , my house is sittuated at the end of village, and one drain is passing infront of my house, due to complete waste is comming from 80% village ,so that i desided to cover drain by using removable s

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5 months ago


A. Dear Client,
File a complaint petition to the Ministry of Panchayat and Rural Development and Ministry of Environment and Forest stating the ordeal you are facing for the unhygienic situation arising out of an uncovered outlet drain carrying the waste of the entire village passing beside your residence.

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sir,there is a dumping yard near our residence which has leads to unbearable odour through out the day it has also lead to accumulation dangerous dogs at it is becoming difficult for us to live here

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6 months ago


A. Dear client,
Send a few letters to the Association for removal/relocation of this garbage room. Mark copy of these letter/representation to the District Administration as well. If these letters fail to solve your problem and nobody takes the cognizance of it, approach the High Court with a writ petition.

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in front of my house a empty land ,aprox 14X10 foot. neibours used it for paint , almira making, desel based cement mixture etc. so my house fill with smoke . and we also face noise pollution. what c

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7 months ago


A. Dear client,
If this type of harassment is faced by you from your neighbor then, you can file an application under Section 268 of IPC in the court of magistrate. Punishment of nuisance is defined in Section 290 of IPC, which is mere Rs. 200 but the court can do much more.

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icon Property - I have aproperty in Alleppey

I have aproperty in Alleppey amuncipal areawhich I got through familypartition.I rarely visit the plot.there is no tree I that plot only weeds grown own as it not properly looked.how ever there is fe

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7 months ago


A. Dear client,
Please write a letter to the concerned official of the Municipality regarding the issue. If the Municipality fails to act, then send a legal notice. The legal notice must contain the facts of the case in brief, the recourse you are claiming and the time within which the Municipality must act and solve it. You can initiate a court case if the municipality fails to adhere to the legal notice.

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Jan 23 I was laid of from company due to down sizing. The company has paid me adequate severance allowance and also said would pay 3 months "SALARY." However they paid only 3 months "BASIC SALARY" onl

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8 months ago


A. Dear Client,
Chapter V-B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 defines the special provisions regarding lay-off and Section 25M deals with the prohibition of lay-off by the employer. An employer must mandatorily comply with the provisions of Section 25M of the Act and must take prior permission from the appropriate government or any special authority before laying off any employee or workman (other than badli or casual workers) whose name is listed on the muster roll. It is to be noted that this ...ReadMore

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Do we need permission from any government body to cut branches of a tree in Bangalore?


A. Dear Sir,
Yes, you have to get permission from BBMP and also from other authorities if you are going to remove major branches of a tree.

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icon Mental harassment - my teacher is putting her pressure on me

I'm student of b. Com 3rd sem, my teacher is putting her pressure on me just because in what's college group i have reacted to my freinds message against teacher. Now she is telling "Being responsibil


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You should apologies to your teacher for your behaviour. You should write an apology and promise her that you won't repeat this in future. You can also consult the higher authorities in the college if she unfairly reduces your marks or expels you.
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icon Roadside vegetable sellers speaker

I am from Chennai. We have a vegetable road seller at our street everyday turning on his speaker at the morning and it goes on till night 10pm. It is very annoying for kids to study and elders who are


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Yes, it is a nuisance and you may invoke the following:
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How to File a Harassment Complaint Against a Neighbour
Is Calling Police an Option?
Yes, calling a police if your neighbor harasses you is an option to go with. You have the option to call the police by just dialing the police number 100 and police will come to the place mentioned by you in the phone call. They will come to the spot and ask you the problem and then will take th ...ReadMore

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