Advocate Shantosh Kumar Behara
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Uzan Bazar,
Guwahati
9 years Experience
Shantosh Kumar Behara is a practicing Advocate before the Gauhati High Court since 2017, with experience in litigation and legal advisory services. His practice primarily covers Civil and Commercial Matters, MACT/MAC Appeals, Insurance & Consumer Litigation, Banking & Finance, DRT/SARFAESI, NCLT, NI Act, Arbitration, Family and Criminal matters.
He regularly represents Private parties, Government PSU Companies, insurance companies, banks, NBFCs and corporate institutions before various judicial and quasi-judicial forums. His professional expertise includes drafting, legal opinions, claim defence, pleadings, evidence, arguments, settlement, appeals and revisions, with a focus on practical, effective and result-oriented legal solutions.
Practice Areas
Civil, Labour & Service
Criminal, Anticipatory Bail, Cyber Crime
Cheque Bounce, Banking / Finance
Family, Court Marriage
Consumer Court
Courts
- Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Guwahati
- Consumer Court, Guwahati
- Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) Guwahati
- District and Sessions Judge Court, Kamrup, Guwahati
- District Court, Guwahati
- Family Court Guwahati
- Gauhati High Court
- High Court of Meghalaya
- NCLT National Company Law Tribunal Guwahati Bench
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Questions Answered by Advocate Shantosh Kumar Behara (25+ answers)
Q: Seeking advise regarding illegal custody transfer
My wife abandoned our 15 year old daughter and dumped her on me after her father died this year January despite having her legal custody. I took her in because of her plight and thinking she would be okay with me and my mother as she was always in touch with her and would come over in weekends and on holidays. But after coming over to us her attitude towards us changed and she is being very difficult to manage and challenging and defying and being uncooperative. She now often blames me wrongly o
Advocate Shantosh Kumar Behara answered
The mother, despite having custody of the minor daughter, ceased to provide her day-to-day care following the death of the maternal grandfather in January 2026 and brought/left the minor in the father's care. The father, considering the minor's circumstances and welfare, accepted responsibility for her and has since been providing her care and accommodation with the assistance of his mother. Subsequently, difficulties have arisen in the relationship between the father and the minor, including allegations made by the minor against the father and behavioural/non-cooperative issues. In these circumstances, the paramount consideration should remain the minor's welfare, safety, emotional stability and overall development, rather than the competing claims of either parent
Q: Regarding Notary marriage if witness sign with wrong name
Sir, being a witness for marriage through notary(Stamp paper) with wrong name, is it an offence or not ?
Advocate Shantosh Kumar Behara answered
Furnishing wrong information in regards to legal documents is an offence. However marriage before Notary on stamp paper cannot consider as marriage. Legal Marriage1. customary ritual marriage 2.marriage registration in deputy commissioner office or district Magistrate office.will consider as proper and legal marriage.
Q: Legal implication of arguing with female faculty
I hv argued with a female faculty and now has complaint as sexual harassment to the vc of the university. Also I hv recorded when I was arguing.Now to prove that I didn’t threaten her I hd to prove her wrong. So i played the recording now they are telling me its privacy violation. Can you please tell me does arguing here comes under sexual harassment? Also please tell me is it privacy violation when I recorded the conversation?
Advocate Shantosh Kumar Behara answered
1. Arguing with some female person dose not come under sexual Harassment. But If you use any mischief words or physically misbehaviour while arguing with her then you are violating the Law. because there are such laws available for protection of women's right.2. If you are recording some argument or conversation for your safety but not beyond the limits , then you not violating anyone's privacy law. the recording can be use as an evidence.
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