Navy Act Sections 171–179 explained: disposal of deceased sailors’ and officers’ private property, Committee of Adjustment, ship and service debts, Administrator-General, surplus, legal representatives and good-faith protection.
Read MoreNavy Act Sections 138–142 explained: compensation from fine, contempt by persons subject and not subject to naval law, false evidence/perjury, BNSS/BNS transition and court-martial proceedings as judicial proceedings.
Read MoreNavy Act Sections 145 and 146 explained: interim custody of case property, perishable property, post-trial destruction, confiscation, return to entitled claimants, one-month waiting rule, Magistrate execution and converted property.
Read MoreNavy Act Sections 168-170 explained: appointment and qualifications of JAG(N), Deputy JAG and judge advocates, statutory legal and judicial functions, acting JAG during absence, Section 160 review and independence safeguards.
Read MoreA pan-India guide to filing a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 of the Constitution: civil and criminal limitation, Advocate-on-Record filing, condonation of delay, interim stay, certified copies, defects, caveats, grounds and what happens after leave is granted.
Read MoreNavy Act Sections 165–167 explained: civilian witness defaults, contempt, court-martial summons, aiding escape, prison contraband, interference with prison officers and gaoler liability.
Read MoreNavy Act Sections 157-159 explained: naval prisons and detention quarters, execution of fines, BNSS fine recovery, prison regulations, good-conduct remission, discipline and limits on corporal punishment.
Read MoreForeign divorce decrees are not automatically valid in India. A 2026 guide to Section 13 CPC, ex parte and mutual-consent foreign divorces, Y. Narasimha Rao, passport consequences, apostille and Delhi High Court’s Pritam Dey ruling.
Read MoreA detailed guide to Navy Act Sections 147–156 covering execution of death sentences, imprisonment and detention, commencement and pre-trial custody set-off, consecutive sentences, transfer, naval custody and removal of prisoners of unsound mind.
Read MoreSection 230 BNSS explained: the accused and represented victim's right to free copies of the police report, FIR, witness statements, Section 183 statements and relied-upon documents within 14 days, electronic supply, voluminous records, withheld portions and the Supreme Court's 2026 default-bail ruling.
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