How to use thelegal.guru
A short walkthrough of everything the platform does — reading the law, asking grounded questions, searching judgments, and drafting a reply to a notice. Six steps, start to finish.
The Reader — every section, numbered and in order
Open any Act, set of Rules, or a book from your Library. The contents tree on the left takes you to any chapter or section; the section you land on shows its number and full text, kept current with the official source.
- Pick a title from Library, then a section from the contents tree.
- Every provision carries its real section number — nothing is renumbered.
- Highlights and notes stay put across content updates — mark a passage once and it survives the next amendment.
Grounded answers — every point tied to the section it came from
Ask a question about the section you are reading, or anything in the Act. The answer is written only from the law the platform holds — each point carries the provision it rests on, so you can check it. If the source does not cover something, the answer says so rather than inventing it.
- Tap Explain on a section, or type your own question.
- Answers cite the exact section — click through to read it.
- No invented law: a gap is marked as a gap, never filled with a guess.
Search — jump to a section or a phrase
Search by section number or by words in the text. Results point straight to the provision, so you are reading the law within a click or two.
- Type a section number (e.g. “80C”) or a phrase.
- Results are drawn from the statute text itself, not the open web.
- Open a result to read it in full, in context.
Case law — income-tax & GST, tribunal to Supreme Court
Search decisions across the ITAT, the High Courts and the Supreme Court. Open a judgment to read it, and ask a grounded question about it the same way you do with a statute.
- Filter by court and search by facts or issue.
- Covers income-tax and GST matters.
- Read the full text, then ask about it with citations.
Notice reply — a first draft, grounded in the law
Tell the platform what the notice asks and the facts of your case. It assembles a structured draft reply, with the relevant provisions cited, for you to review, edit and finalise. It builds the document — you remain the professional who files it.
- Enter the notice type and your case facts.
- Get a structured draft with the governing sections cited.
- Edit freely — the draft is a starting point, checked by you.
Latest updates, and choosing a plan
The Latest updates page keeps circulars and notifications flowing in as they are issued. A subscription unlocks the cited AI, case-law search and the notice-reply builder — pick the plan that matches how much you research.
- Circulars & notifications, auto-collected and dated.
- Your highlights and library travel with your account.
- Compare plans on the Plans page and upgrade any time.
A word on the AI
Every answer is written only from the statutes, rules and judgments the platform holds — it does not draw on the open web, and it will tell you when something falls outside its sources rather than invent it. It is a fast, cited first draft for a qualified professional to verify, not a substitute for your own judgement.
