Civil matters
Property, recovery, tenancy and contracts, scoped per matter. Most engagements begin with a paid intake call that maps the dispute, the statute, the strategy and the budget — before anything is filed.
Below are the sub-niches Bhawna takes on within civil practice. Each one is scoped against the facts you bring to the intake call — sub-niche selection is the starting frame, not the engagement.
Title, partition, encroachment, gift-deed challenge, co-owner exit and joint-family settlement.
Transfer of Property Act 1882; CPC 1908
Civil recovery for unpaid invoices, friendly loans, security deposits and contractual dues.
Order XXXVII CPC (summary suits); Sec 138 NI Act parallel
Deficient service, builder delays, possession dispute, refund and homebuyer claims.
Consumer Protection Act 2019; RERA 2016
Eviction notices, rent escalation, security-deposit recovery and licence-vs-lease characterisation.
State Rent Control Acts; Easements Act 1882
Enforce sale agreements, MoUs and pre-contract obligations where damages are an inadequate remedy.
Specific Relief Act 1963 (as amended)
Interim and permanent injunctions to prevent dispossession, breach of confidentiality, or irreversible action.
Order XXXIX CPC; Specific Relief Act §§37–42
Service-level breaches, MSAs, vendor contracts, employment contracts and indemnity invocations.
Indian Contract Act 1872; Sale of Goods Act 1930
Pre-arbitration notice, Sec 11 applications, MSME arbitration under MSEFC.
Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996
How fees are scoped
Litigation and consultancy fees are matter-specific. After a paid intake call with Bhawna Yadav, you receive a written scope with the flat fee and the phase plan — filing, hearings and settlement attempts. No engagement starts without this written scope, so you always know the number before you commit.
Civil matters are rarely identical, which is why they cannot be sold as a fixed-price form. A property dispute, a money recovery, a tenancy row or a broken contract each turns on its own facts, its own documents and its own realistic options. Adv. Bhawna Yadav and her team begin every civil matter with a paid intake consultation that maps exactly those things — the facts, the governing law, the strength of your position, and the path and budget ahead — in writing, before anything is filed. You always know what you are getting into, and what it will cost, before you commit.
There is no upselling. Some matters are best settled with a single notice; some need a suit; some are not worth pursuing at all, and we will tell you so. The aim is the outcome that serves you, not the longest possible engagement.
Civil law is the branch that governs the disputes of everyday life — between neighbours over a boundary, between a buyer and a seller over a deal, between a landlord and a tenant over a flat, between business partners over money. What unites them is that they are about rights and remedies rather than punishment, and that the right strategy — often a firm first move and a clear-eyed view of the endgame — matters as much as the law itself.
Disputes over ownership, boundaries, encroachment, co-owner exits and the partition of jointly held or inherited property are among the most common — and most bitter — civil matters in India. We assess the title and the documents, advise on whether the matter is best resolved by settlement, a partition suit, or an injunction to protect possession, and act on the route that fits.
Unpaid invoices, friendly loans that were never returned, advances and security deposits withheld — money recovery is often quicker than people expect once it is pursued properly. Depending on the facts, that may mean a demand notice, a summary suit for a clear debt, or, where a cheque is involved, a parallel cheque-bounce action. We pick the fastest lawful route to your money.
A builder who has delayed possession, a developer who has changed the plan, or a seller or service provider who has short-changed you — these are pursued before the consumer commissions or the real estate regulator, both of which are designed to be accessible. We advise on the right forum and build the complaint to win on the facts.
Landlord–tenant disputes — non-payment, overstaying, withheld deposits, refusal of repairs, or wrongful eviction — turn on the tenancy terms and the state's rent law. We advise both landlords and tenants, and act through notice, negotiation or proceedings as the situation requires.
When someone refuses to honour an agreement — most often a sale of property — specific performance can compel them to complete it, where damages would be an inadequate remedy. Where you need to stop something irreversible — a dispossession, a sale, a breach — an injunction is the tool. Both are time-sensitive, and we move quickly.
Breaches of commercial and service contracts, disputed terminations, and indemnity claims are resolved either through the courts or, where the contract provides for it, through arbitration. We advise on the stronger route, invoke the right clauses, and represent your position through to resolution.
Every engagement starts with a paid intake consultation. In it, we establish the facts, identify the law that governs your matter, and give you an honest assessment of how strong your position is. You then receive a written scope: the fee, the phase plan — notice, filing, hearings, settlement attempts — and what is and is not included. No engagement proceeds without that written scope, so you are never surprised by a bill or a turn in the case you did not see coming.
Because civil matters vary so widely, fees are matter-specific rather than fixed — but they are always agreed in writing in advance, and there is never any upselling. Where a quick, low-cost step (a single notice, say) is likely to resolve the matter, we will recommend that before anything more involved.
Adv. Bhawna Yadav is entitled to act for clients across the whole of India. Drafting, advice and documentation are handled the same way wherever you are; where a matter requires an appearance in a court in a particular state, we coordinate that appropriately. We are based in Arera Hills, Bhopal, and work in English and Hindi.
NRIs face civil matters in India constantly — a property dispute back home, a tenant who has stopped paying, a relative selling jointly held property without consent, money owed by an Indian party. Being abroad makes these harder to act on, not less urgent. We represent NRI clients in civil matters in India, handling the on-the-ground work so distance is not a disadvantage. For a wider view of acting in India from abroad, see the India-entry desk.
Civil litigation in India has a reputation for being slow, and some matters are. But a great deal depends on how a case is built at the start, and on whether the right pre-litigation steps are taken. A well-targeted legal notice resolves many disputes without a suit at all. Where a suit is needed, a clean, well-pleaded case with the documents in order moves faster than a hurried one that invites objections. And where interim protection is required — an injunction to stop a sale or a dispossession — speed in the opening days is everything.
We set realistic expectations from the first consultation. You will hear an honest view of how long your matter is likely to take, what the decisive issues are, and where the leverage lies — whether that is a strong document, a procedural advantage, or simply the cost and time the other side faces if they do not settle. Knowing this early lets you make commercial decisions about your dispute, rather than being carried along by it.
Civil disputes reward judgement more than almost any other area — knowing which battles are worth fighting, when to push and when to settle, and how to frame a claim so it lands. That judgement comes from a qualified advocate who has handled these matters, looks at your facts honestly, and is accountable for the strategy. It is the difference between a dispute that is managed towards a result and one that simply drifts.
More than oratory, it is the paper trail that decides most civil matters — the agreement, the title deed, the bank record, the correspondence, the photographs. Part of what we do at the outset is identify exactly which documents make or break your case, what you already have, and what needs to be obtained or preserved before the other side has a chance to muddy the record. Bringing whatever you hold to the first consultation — even if it feels incomplete — lets us assess your position accurately and tell you, plainly, how strong it really is.