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“What India needs to do next is to breathe a little bit. Let the developments settle in, do not constantly tinker”: A recap of the Book Launch and Panel Discussion on Arbitration Law

Eastern Book Company released two books on arbitration titled Arbitration and Conciliation: A Commentary by RV Prabhat and Saurabh Bindal; and the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court upholds pre-arrest bail of actor-producer Vijay Babu in sexual assault case; certain bail conditions modified

Supreme Court: In a significant case, the Division Bench of Indira Banerjee and J.K. Maheshwari, JJ., upheld pre-arrest bail of actor-producer Vijay

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court exercises parens patriae jurisdiction to deal with the issue of senior citizen welfare and old age homes; Guidelines issued

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of R Mahadevan and J Sathya Narayan Prasad, JJ. upheld the constitutional validity of Government Order

Case Briefs High Courts

Punjab and Haryana High Court | Proceedings in non-compoundable offences can be quashed on the basis of compromise between accused and victim

Punjab and Haryana High Court: In the case relating to the compundable offence under Section 420 of the Penal Code, 1860 and

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court | Steps must be taken to break unholy nexus between criminal politicians and bureaucrats; Bail denied to BSP MP

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J. rejected a bail application which was filed by the accused-applicant in FIR registered against him

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Obligations on the part of ‘Insolvency Professionals’ regulated vide Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Professionals) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022

On 4-7-2022, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), notified Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Professionals) (Amendment) Regulations,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Canada SC’s unanimous verdict on test of Public Interest Standing paves way for access to justice

Canada Supreme Court: A full bench comprising, Wagner C.J. and Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, and Jamal JJ unanimously upheld

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court dismisses a writ petition challenging land acquisition proceedings after a delay of 62 years

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Siddharth Mridul and Gaurang Kanth, JJ. dismissed the writ petition as it was filed after

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Is the sale of Carbon Credit considered revenue or capital in nature? ITAT elucidates

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai: While deciding the instant appeal wherein a major issue that came before Tribunal was whether receipts

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court | Yes Bank-Dish TV Case: Beneficial Owner of pledged shares, contractually entitled to all rights, including voting rights in Annual General Meeting

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of G.S.Patel and Madhav J Jamdar, JJ. dismissed an appeal ruling that lenders are entitled to

Case Briefs High Courts

Hyderpora Encounter Case | J&K and Ladakh HC allows the family of deceased Amir Magrey to perform Fatiha Khawani; upholds compensation awarded by the Single Judge Bench

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant appeal directed against the decision of the Single Judge Bench in

Legislation Updates Notifications

RBI imposes Rs.1.5 crore penalty on Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd for deficiency in regulatory compliance

The Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 1.5 crore on Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(‘Kotak’) for contravening the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Authority for Advance Ruling determines GST to be charged on sale of a car by company after using it for business purpose

Ahmedabad Authority for Advance Ruling: Members Atul Mehta and Arun Richard, has held that 18% GST is payable on value for intended

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka High Court | No suppression of material facts if show cause notice issued is based on balance sheet; Appeal denied

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of PS Dinesh and Anant Pamana Hegde, JJ. rejected the appeal filed by Commissioner

Legislation Updates Notifications

Manner of obtaining certificate of registration by ‘Finance Company’ under IFSCA revised vide IFSCA (Finance Company) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022

On 1-7-2022, International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) notifies International Financial Services Centres Authority (Finance Company) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022. This Amendment seeks

Legislation Updates Notifications

RBI issues circular on takeover/ acquisition of control of non- bank payment system operators and sale and transfer of payment system activity

On 04-07-2022, the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI') has issued a circular determining the requirements for obtaining prior approval in

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka High Court grants compensation to a law student who was arrested and handcuffed

Karnataka High Court (Dharwad Bench): Suraj Govindaraj, J. while deciding a matter regarding handcuffing of an accused during arrest, held that “handcuffing