Home loan relief, landmark court rulings, gaming crackdown: Key events that turned heads in 20252025 saw significant shifts in personal finance, with succession law changes abolishing mandatory probate in major cities and clarifying an...
29 Dec, 2025, 06.30 AM IST
Making Will for succession: What is probate of a Will and how does it help in transfer of inheritance to legal heirs?A simple Will, while useful, may not always be enough, especially when it comes to real estate especially in big cities like Mumbai, Kolkat...
12 Jun, 2025, 03.26 PM IST
Is there a deadline to challenge a will?The succession laws set no timeline to challenge the will. However, there exists the three years time period by which an individual to chal...
01 Nov, 2023, 01.08 PM IST
Is probate of a Will mandatory?Our panel of experts will answer questions related to any aspect of personal finance. If you have a query, mail it to us right away.
20 Oct, 2023, 11.04 AM IST
Estate planning: Making a will is just the first step; here's what else you have to doOnce an individual dies, his/her will comes into effect. However, in certain cities before the division of assets can take place, the legal...
10 Jun, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
Lodha appeals against HC order curbing him from holding office in M P Birla GroupThe appeal said that Friday's verdict sees Priyamvada Devi, the deceased wife of M P Birla, as a "single individual promoter", which Lodha ...
21 Sep, 2020, 08.33 PM IST
High Court restrains Harsh Vardhan Lodha from holding office in MP Birla GroupThe court also told Lodha not to draw any benefit from the assets of the MP Birla estate. The latter is expected to challenge the ruling be...
19 Sep, 2020, 11.37 AM IST
HC bars Harsh Lodha from holding office in M P Birla groupIt restrained the Lodhas from interfering with the decisions of the court-appointed Administrative Pendente Lite (APL) committee and any de...
18 Sep, 2020, 10.45 PM IST
Supreme Court dismisses Birlas’ plea against High Court’s AGM orderOn May 4, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court had vacated an earlier order that restrained three MP Birla Group companies from publ...
12 May, 2020, 10.21 AM IST
Birlas to challenge Harsh Lodha's reinstatement as director in MP Birla Group firmsThe decision of the Birlas comes in spite of a favourable verdict from a two-judge division bench of the Calcutta High Court which on Monda...
06 May, 2020, 04.56 PM IST
Lodha reinstated at 2 MP Birla companiesLodha’s reappointment and some other proposals were taken up at the annual shareholder meetings (AGMs) in 2019.
06 May, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
Central Bank of India extends interest free loans up to Rs 1 lakh to its employeesThe Mumbai-headquartered lender said it would extend one month gross salary in form of an interest free loan, not exceeding Rs 1 lakh, to a...
04 Apr, 2020, 03.30 PM IST
My father’s will was granted probate without contest: Valli ArunachalamValli Arunachalam considers the probate as an important step to enable her in enforcing the will of her father, and may help her amicably s...
17 Jan, 2020, 01.36 PM IST
HC trashes pleas against Birla Corp cement deal with RelianceThe Birlas moved court seeking an order to postpone the high profile cement deal entered between M P Birla Group's Birla Corporation and An...
20 May, 2016, 01.00 PM IST
Justice Girish Gupta not to hear Birla-Lodha dispute casesJustice Girish Gupta of Calcutta HC recused himself from hearing cases relating to the Birla-Lodha dispute over the MP Birla Group assets o...
10 Sep, 2015, 07.48 PM IST
- Supreme Court quashes Birlas’ plea on Priyamvada will
In a setback to the Birlas, the Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions of KK Birla, BK Birla and Yashovardhan Birla in the case involvin...
01 Apr, 2008, 12.29 AM IST
- HC rejects Birlas' plea in estate case
A division bench of Calcutta High Court on Thursday upheld an earlier order rejecting the caveatable interest of three members of Birla fam...
21 Dec, 2006, 02.00 PM IST