2025
Madhya Pradesh Shops & Establishments Act Amended: Central Inspection System and Digital Registration Introduced Under 2025 Second Amendment
Madhya Pradesh has notified the Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Act, 2025, introducing digital registration, a Central Inspection System, and streamlined compliance processes.
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‘Possibility of larger controversy cannot be ruled out’; Allahabad HC denies relief to MLA Chandrashekhar Azad in Saharanpur Violence Case
The Court stated that considering that Chandrashekhar is a sitting MLA and the alleged offences were allegedly committed by his party workers, the argument that there might be a larger conspiracy could not be ruled out.
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. Advises Attentive.ai Group on their USD 30.5 Million Series B Fundraise led by Insight Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advised Attentive.ai Group on its USD 30.5 million Series B funding round led by Insight Partners to scale its AI-driven SaaS platform.
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. Advises Medi Assist Healthcare Services Limited on its INR 198 Crores Fundraise
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advised Medi Assist Healthcare Services Limited on its INR 198 crore fundraise through a preferential issue to MIT and 238 Plan Associates LLC.
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Gifts received from parental home, Stridhan not source of income to deny maintenance claim: Delhi High Court
“The claim for maintenance must be assessed with reference to her present earning capacity and ability to sustain herself in the standard of living she was accustomed to during her marriage, and not on the financial status of her natal family.”
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Mere recovery of tainted money insufficient for conviction under PC Act: Bombay HC acquits officials of all charges
“Offences under the PC Act require strict proof of twin elements of demand and acceptance and mere recovery of tainted currency or existence of electronic recordings, without reliable proof of demand, is insufficient to convict unless accompanied by credible proof of demand.”
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DPIIT Introduces Digital Sponsorship Module for e-B4 Visa to Boost Ease of Doing Business
DPIIT has launched e-B4 Visa, an online module on NSWS to help Indian companies generate digital sponsorship letters for inviting foreign professionals.
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Vivekanand Education Society Hosts Pinkathon Promotional Event Highlighting the Grandmother’s 10K Run Initiative
Vivekanand Education Society hosted the Pinkathon promotional event at its Chembur campus, spotlighting women’s health, fitness, and the Grandmother’s 10K Run initiative.
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Bombay High Court flags Article 21 violation due to pollution from Kanjurmarg dumping ground; directs urgent intervention
“It cannot be a situation that the right to life guaranteed under Article 21, is being violated by such pollution as generated from the said dumping ground.”
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advises KCC Buildcon Private Limited on sale of annuity road assets to Build India Infrastructure Fund
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advised KCC Buildcon Private Limited on the sale of its annuity road assets forming part of the Delhi—Amritsar—Katra Expressway to Build India Infrastructure Fund.
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Bombay High Court holds License fee on sky-signs and hoardings to be regulatory fee, not tax, despite GST
“The control and regulation of sky-signs and hoardings in the modern times is a significant challenge for the municipal bodies who are caught between a balance to be brought about by such high technological advancements.”
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Call for Participation| NEXCORD, 2nd CHRIST Treaty Drafting and Negotiation Competition 2026
NEXCORD 2026 is the 2nd CHRIST Treaty Drafting and Negotiation Competition focusing on International Environmental Law and International Investment Law, fostering practical treaty-making and negotiation skills.
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Delhi High Court upholds EPF Contributions on Actual Wages for ‘International Workers’; Fixed-Term Expat Employment no ground for exemption
‘The classification between the Indian and foreign employee is based on the economic duress which is caused to the Indian employees, if they are mandated to contribute to the fund/scheme irrespective of quantum of salary they draw, which is absent in case of the foreign employees for the reason that they come to India for employment for shorter period of 2 to 5 years.”
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‘Law must bend toward inclusion of specially-abled citizen’: Punjab and Haryana HC directs retrospective promotions of visually impaired Forest Department employee
“The measure of a compassionate State is not how it treats the strong, but how it uplifts those whom circumstance has made vulnerable.”
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Re-Defining the Boundaries of Non-Signatory Participation in Arbitration
by Vasanth Rajasekaran* and Harshvardhan Korada**
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Call for Particiption| NUALS National Policy Drafting Competition 2026| Centre for Consumer Protection Law and Policy, NUALS Kochi in collaboration with Orpheus Sabha Foundation
The Centre for Consumer Protection Law and Policy, NUALS Kochi, announces the inaugural NUALS National Policy Drafting Competition 2026 on strengthening consumer rights in India’s insurance sector.
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Supreme Court: State Reorganisation does not confer Multi- State Cooperative Societies status automatically; S. 103 MSCS Act requires factual enquiry
“The Court emphasized that the legal consequences of State Reorganisation Acts cannot override the specific requirements of the MSCS Act. A cooperative society must demonstrate, through evidence, that its objects, membership, and area of operation genuinely extend across multiple States. Mere territorial changes due to bifurcation or reorganisation are insufficient.”
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