Daily Legal Brief: 24 October 2026

11 verified legal updates from official sources today.

1. Police & FIR

   Arrested by the police? Your rights under the BNSS

   You must be told why you are arrested, your family must be informed, you can meet a lawyer, and you must be taken before a Magistrate within 24 hours. Here are your rights under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

   Source: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (India Code) ↗
2. Salary

   Salary not paid? Your rights under the Code on Wages

   Under the Code on Wages, 2019, in force since 21 November 2025, monthly salary must be paid by the 7th of the next month, and dues within two working days of leaving a job. You can claim unpaid wages within three years.

   Source: Code on Wages, 2019 (India Code) ↗
3. Senior Citizens

   Senior citizens: how to get maintenance from children and protect your property

   Parents and senior citizens who cannot support themselves can claim monthly maintenance from their children or relatives before a Maintenance Tribunal, without a lawyer. Property given on the condition of care can be taken back if that care isn't given.

   Source: Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (India Code) ↗
4. SEBI

   SEBI Waives Margin on Later Trades After Early Pay-In in Cash Segment

   SEBI has announced that Clearing Corporations will not collect real-time margins on subsequent buy or sell trades up to the value of an accepted Early Pay-In. The framework takes effect four months from circular issuance.

   Source: Securities and Exchange Board of India: official circular ↗
5. Domestic Violence

   Facing domestic violence? How the law protects you

   The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 lets a woman get protection orders, the right to stay in the shared home, money for expenses, and custody of children, quickly and through a Magistrate.

   Source: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (India Code) ↗
6. Online Shopping

   Online shopping refund not received? How to complain

   E-commerce sites must have a grievance officer who acknowledges your complaint within 48 hours and resolves it within one month, under the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020. Here is how to escalate if they don't.

   Source: Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020: summary (IndiaLaw) ↗
7. Maintenance

   Maintenance for wife, children and parents: how to claim it

   A wife, children or parents who cannot support themselves can ask a Magistrate to order monthly maintenance from a husband, father or son who has enough means, under Section 144 of the BNSS. Interim maintenance can be ordered while the case runs.

   Source: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 144 (India Code) ↗
8. Loans

   Harassed by loan recovery agents? What the RBI rules say

   Recovery agents of banks and NBFCs cannot threaten you, abuse you or call outside 8 am to 7 pm. Here is how to complain to the lender, the RBI Ombudsman and the police.

   Source: RBI directs loan recovery agents not to intimidate borrowers (Business Standard, 12 August 2022) ↗
9. Gratuity

   Gratuity under the new Labour Codes: who gets it and how much

   The four Labour Codes came into force on 21 November 2025. Gratuity is now governed by the Code on Social Security, 2020, and fixed-term employees qualify after one year instead of five. Here is how it is calculated and claimed.

   Source: Code on Social Security, 2020 (India Code) ↗
10. Air Travel

    Flight cancelled? Your right to a refund and compensation in India

    If your flight in India is cancelled, you are entitled to a refund or another flight. If the airline tells you less than 24 hours before departure, you may also get compensation of ₹5,000 to ₹10,000.

    Source: Lok Sabha reply on passenger compensation for cancelled flights ↗
11. Divorce

    Divorce by mutual consent in India, step by step

    When both husband and wife agree to separate, they can file a joint petition for divorce by mutual consent. Here are the conditions, the two motions, the six-month waiting period and when courts can waive it.

    Source: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and Special Marriage Act, 1954 (India Code) ↗