Advocates not covered under POSH Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is evident that the provisions of the POSH Act apply where the relationship of employer and employee exists, thus, neither Bar Council of India nor Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa can be said to be employer of advocates.”

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Party cannot suffer due to counsel’s negligence
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“An appeal against an order of conviction cannot be dismissed in default but must be taken up and decided on merits even if the appellant in person or the counsel representing him is not present.”

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Mahua Roy Chowdhury
Interviews

Interviewee: Mahua Roy Chowdhury1
Interviewed by Anish Mishra2

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Karvy Consultant 2005 IPO Scam
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

“A professional group like Karvy cannot abdicate its responsibility to ensure genuine transactions. The failure to exercise due diligence with respect to the work facilitated the key operators to earn huge profits out of the mala fide allotment of shares of the two entities i.e., Yes Bank Ltd. and IDFC in their IPO subscription.”

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delisting Victorinox products on Amazon
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Should Gute Reise be desirous of using its account with Amazon for selling any products other than Victorinox’s branded products, it shall be free to do so, and Amazon shall not stand in the way of Gute Reise selling other products.”

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low tax effect CBDT circular
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The assessee submitted that the tax effect in this appeal is below Rs. 2 crores and CBDT Circular 5 of 2024 does not include any exceptions like the one in Board’s communication dated 20-8-2018.

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Adverse remarks against Judicial Officer
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court expressed dissatisfaction over the en-passant, unnecessary, and adverse remarks against a Judicial Officer without affording him any opportunity.

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Travel Food Services IPO
Law Firms NewsNews

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. advised Travel Food Services Limited (“Issuer”) on the initial public offering of its equity shares, through an offer for sale valued at approximately USD 233 million by Kapur Family Trust.

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Cressanda disclosure violation penalty
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

“The circumstances under which the promoter and promoter’s group reduced their holding in Cressanda give enough indications as to the fact that the investors, if they had known at the relevant time that the promoter and promoter group is drastically reducing its holding, may have been cautious while purchasing the shares of Cressanda.”

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CLS Blog NUJS
Law School NewsOthers

Submissions are on a rolling basis presently and can be in the form of opinion pieces on contemporary developments in the realm of constitutional law or its intersection with other disciplines, and areas of law or informative posts on upcoming petitions to convey a review of developments in such matters so far.

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Notice under Section 25(3) of Trade marks Act mandatory
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A bare perusal of the provision provides that it was mandatory for the respondents to comply with the same before removing the Trade Mark from their register.”

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SAM & Co. advises Rane Madras
Law Firms NewsNews

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. advised Rane (Madras) Limited (RML)

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Vedanta’s deductions Rajasthan oil arbitration
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Vedanta is engaged in a product sharing contract with the government of India, for exploration, discovery, development and production of petroleum resources in relation to an onshore oil and gas block known as Rajasthan Block, since 1995.

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Distinguished Professor HPNLU Shimla
Appointments & TransfersNews

His association has been marked by deep commitment to the cause of legal education and institutional growth.

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removal of female advocate’s intimate videos
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The distribution and transmission of the video reached such an extent that the advocate was subjected to scrutiny about the video and its contents by various individuals including her clients and peers in the same profession.”

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service tax for film screening
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

For getting the films exhibited in their theatre, the owner of the said Multiplexes/theatres enter into agreements with the film distributors/producers. The purpose of the agreement and the intention of the parties is for screening of the film in the theatre, which cannot be treated as “Renting of Immovable Property Service”.

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CAM advises Navin Fluorine QIP
Law Firms NewsNews

CAM advised Navin Fluorine International Limited (“NFIL”) on the qualified institutions placement of its equity shares (“QIP”) aggregating to INR 7,500 million.

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National Arbitration & Mediation Conference MNLU Nagpur
Law School NewsOthers

This is a first-of-its-kind ADR conference in Central India will bring together over 200 delegates from the judiciary, law firms, industry, government, and academia is taking place on 2nd August 2025 at the University itself.

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Counsellors in family courts
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court directed the Registrar General to collect and collate a comprehensive report to specifically inform the Court about the appointment of counsellors in the Family Courts across the State.

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Justice A.M. Ahmadi Gold Medal
Law School NewsOthers

The medal will be conferred upon a graduating student who has demonstrated academic excellence in ADR, mediation, and allied courses, and who also embodies Justice Ahmadi’s ideals of timely, humane, and accessible justice.

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