PLAIN-ENGLISH GUIDES
The guides
Each guide answers one question NRI families actually ask — in plain English, in the order the law requires, with the sections cited.
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SUCCESSION · 01
Is the nominee the legal heir?
What nomination actually decides in India — and why the Supreme Court keeps holding that a nominee receives assets but does not own them.
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TAX · PROPERTY · 02
Why is the TDS so high when an NRI sells property in India?
Why the buyer deducts tax on an NRI seller's full sale price rather than the gain, what that locks up, and the lower-deduction certificate that changes it.
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FAMILY · CROSS-BORDER · 03
Divorced abroad, still married in India?
What the Supreme Court's 2026 Kale ruling means for NRIs holding a foreign divorce decree — the three-question recognition test under Section 13 CPC, and what non-recognition costs.
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PROPERTY · SOCIETIES · 04
What do Maharashtra's new society rules mean for NRI flat owners?
The July 2026 rewrite of Maharashtra's Co-operative Housing Society Rules — video-conference meetings, capped charges, and what absent flat owners should check now.
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TAX · GST · 05
What is the 31 July 2026 GSTAT deadline — and does it apply to you?
The filing cutoff for eight years of parked GST appeals: who the 31 July 2026 GSTAT deadline covers, what filing takes, and what finality means if it passes.
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PROFESSION · AI · 06
Can lawyers rely on AI for case citations? The Supreme Court's red line
The July 2026 zero-tolerance ruling on AI-hallucinated citations — what went wrong, why AI invents cases, and the verification-first workflow that survives it.