# Free Legal Tools for Indian Lawyers — Niyam

Eight client-side tools that run entirely in your browser. No login required.

## Tools available

- **[Limitation Period Calculator](https://niyam.ai/tools/limitation-period-calculator)** — Select a matter type from the Limitation Act, 1963, enter the date on which time began to run, and instantly see the expiry date and days remaining.
- **[Court Fee Calculator](https://niyam.ai/tools/court-fee-calculator)** — Calculate court fees payable under the Court Fees Act, 1870 (as applicable in Delhi). Ad valorem slabs for money/property suits and fixed fees for writs, applications, and consumer complaints.
- **[Citation Formatter](https://niyam.ai/tools/citation-formatter)** — Format any Indian judgment citation in neutral citation (INSC / HC codes), SCC style, or AIR style from structured inputs — party names, court, year, and report reference.
- **[Cause Title Generator](https://niyam.ai/tools/cause-title-generator)** — Build a correctly formatted cause title for civil suits, writ petitions, appeals, SLPs, arbitrations, company petitions, and more — from party names and proceeding type.
- **[Legal Deadline Counter](https://niyam.ai/tools/legal-deadline-counter)** — Compute a due date by adding a number of days, weeks, or months to a start date — with optional first-day exclusion per the Limitation Act, 1963 convention.
- **[Interest Calculator](https://niyam.ai/tools/interest-calculator)** — Calculate simple or compound interest on any principal amount over a specified period — useful for decree interest (CPC s. 34), maintenance arrears, refunds, and cheque-dishonour claims.
- **[Bare Act Lookup](https://niyam.ai/tools/bare-act-lookup)** — Search 30+ commonly litigated sections across the Contract Act, Limitation Act, CPC, NI Act, TP Act, Specific Relief Act, and Evidence Act — a curated sample, clearly labelled as such.
- **[Affidavit Template Generator](https://niyam.ai/tools/affidavit-template-generator)** — Fill in party details to generate a ready-to-edit affidavit or vakalatnama template — general affidavit, affidavit of service, or vakalatnama (CPC Order III).

## Notes on accuracy

- Limitation periods are based on the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963. Verify against the current text before relying.
- Court fee calculator covers Delhi only (Court Fees Act, 1870 as applicable in Delhi).
- Bare act lookup is a curated sample of 30+ sections from 7 Acts — not the full corpus.
- All tools carry a disclaimer: informational aids, not legal advice.

## Full platform

For the full corpus — 72,000+ Indian judgments (SC + HC), complete bare-act search, AI-assisted research and drafting — start at https://app.niyam.ai/register (₹100 trial, 200 credits).