Bindu Sankarapillai
Bindu Sankarapillai, Advocate, is an empanelled lawyer for Kerala Start Up Mission, Technopark, having 26+ years of Advocacy and Corporate legal management experience. She excels in various fields and roles as Attorney, Corporate Legal Management consultant, IP attorney covering IP registration and management, Legal adviser…
Legal Heir versus Nominee: What you may Not Know
It is common to get confused between legal heir versus nominee when it comes to succession of benefits or assets. We often write the name of our loved ones as a ‘nominee’ in our banks accounts, Public Provident Funds, or other such investments. This is…
Understanding Women’s Inheritance Rights in Property
Daughters have equal inheritance rights in property – Once a daughter, Always a daughter. Supreme Court judgment on Vineeta Sharma Vs. Rakesh Sharma Civil appeal no. 32601 of 2018 decided on August 11, 2020 The Honorable Supreme Court of India’s recent landmark judgment has opened…
Rules of Inheritance: Know How to Transfer Property in your Name
What is yours today will be someone else’s tomorrow, underlines the core philosophy of the Bhagawad Gita. Religious texts apart, inheritance or passing on of legacy for both tangible and intangible assets is a stark reality. In today’s world where property is a prized asset,…