Advocate Shivani Verma

Questions Answered by Advocate Shivani Verma

Q: Can seniors be paid less than juniors

My father retired in 2011 from government institution. In 2016 he has requested the government to step up the pay at par with his junoir. If government does not comply can he file a writ?

Advocate Shivani Verma answered
Dear Client!A government employee will always have a post and a pay scale as determined by the government. If your father is on a senior post than another government employee then there is no way he is getting lesser pay by the government institution. But for want of more information about the post of your father, pay scale etc, i cannot give you specific answer. A writ can definitely be filed if the present issue is involved. You can contact me for filing of the writ petition. Regards

Q: Boyfriend promised to marry but now he is marring some other girl?

I have been in a living relationship with my boyfriend for more than 5 years and now my boyfriend is denying the fact that he promised me he would get married to me. Now he is all set to marry another girl of his parents choice. I understand that according to law any girl in a living relationship for more than two years is having equal rights that a legal wife has. How can I get justice? And claim my rights? Pls help.

Advocate Shivani Verma answered
There are now guidelines of the Supreme Court to give legal rights to live in partners- 1. They must be the legal age to get married. 2. They must be living together as husban wife for a considerably long time. 3. They are showing to the society or reflecting to the society that they are husband wife. In these cases the girl has a right to get rights of a legal wife. You have stayed with the guy for 5 years hence you have a good case of the conditions/ criteria's are being fulfilled

Q: My aunt filed a criminal case against me will it effect my govt job ?

Ipc 341,323,448,504,509 My own aunt filed at lower court on23nov2014,lohardaga jharkhand.I am preparing for upsc shall I be imprisoned?I am at bail now and no hearing took place.she is not compromising but uncle is saying that I will excuse you.I did nothing such but I went to talk my uncle about land he had sold earlier in this only she had beaten me called police and made her body scratch and did FIR at 1300hrs;and on the same day I went to police station and just reported about the incident. But police didn't write FIR but gave me a written application with seal and signature.

Advocate Shivani Verma answered
Dear Client! The Sections under which the charges have been filed are cognizable bailable offences under the Indian Penal Code. Sine you are saying that there has been no hearing in the Court, I assume, you are on Police Bail and the FIR has been registered against you. At this stage no case has been proved against you and these offences are bailable. Given the fact that you are a UPSC aspirant, where in the examination form a declaration is sought that no criminal case is pending against you and if there is, details are to be furnished, its in the best interest that the matter gets settled between the parties. It is not clear if you have also filed a counter case against your aunt or not?