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CAM advises and represents Bybit Technology Limited in securing FIU-IND registration as a VDASP

The advisory encompassed both direct and indirect tax domains, with a strategic focus on aligning Bybit’s diverse global product suite with Indian tax laws.

Case Briefs High Courts

Orissa High Court waives kin relative bail condition, terms it ‘onerous’ and contrary to Article 21

“Bail is the rule, but jail is the exception and an accused should be presumed to be innocent until proven guilty at the trial.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC grants bail to accused in 2012 Pune serial blasts case, citing 12.5 years of pre-trial custody and remote chance of trial completion

“The prosecution had examined only 27 witnesses by 11-8-2025 out of 170 witnesses cited by it. Thus, the possibility of concluding of the trial in the near future appeared remote while the accused had already served more than a decade in prison.”

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CAM advises True North in relation to the sale of majority stake in Shree Digvijay Cement Company

The SPA contemplates a sale of up to 50.1% of the shareholding held by True North in the Company, and will result in India Resurgence Fund acquiring control of the Company, and consequently, triggering a mandatory open offer under the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011.

demand notice by District Mining Officer

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Failed to discharge his administrative functions properly’: Jharkhand HC sets aside demand notice issued by former District Mining Officer

If the administrative authority is calling upon the party concerned to explain the accusation of commission of any irregularity, then if the explanation is furnished, it is a bounded duty of the administrative authority to take decision on consideration of such explanation.

Experts Corner Numen Law Offices

Khoja Succession in India: Customary Law and the Impact of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937

by Chaitanyaa Bhandarkar*

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Conduct far from bona fide’: Bombay HC upholds award of Insurance Ombudsman directing Tata AIG to pay insurance claim of Rs. 27 lakh to widow

The Court stated that IIFL and TATA AIG entered into internal business arrangement where IIFL, virtually acted as an insurance agent of TATA AIG while selling the policy to its borrower. The present case does not involve voluntary application by the insured for insurance policy.

Case Briefs High Courts

“No illegal detention by father”: Telangana HC declines mother’s Habeas Corpus plea for custody of child with 50% disability

Photographs placed before the Court disclosed that the minor child was in safe custody of his father

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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advises Transbnk Solutions on its USD 25 million Series B fund raise

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.(SAM) acted as the legal counsel to Transbnk Solutions Private Limited in connection with its Series B fund raise of USD 25 million led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna HC quashes maintenance order of ‘qualified’ wife who concealed facts about alimony from previous marriage

“Maintenance claims require disclosure affidavits of assets and liabilities, balanced assessment of needs and quantum based on factors like parties’ status, reasonable need and income.”

stamp duty refund despite delayed application

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC orders refund of stamp duty despite application being filed beyond 5 years limitation period

“Without the deed of cancellation, the petitioner could not have sought refund of the stamp duty, and to deny the refund of the stamp duty to the petitioner was wholly unjustified and inequitable.”

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Taking down content from digital platforms not a ground of civil contempt’: P&H HC dismisses plea alleging willful disobedience of Reet Mohinder Singh Case

While the Court was inclined to impose costs for filing a misconceived contempt petition, considering that petitioner is a young member of the Bar and mindful that costs may unduly prejudice him, this Court refrained itself from imposing costs.

Service of notice in no confidence motion

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Service of notice essentially a question of fact’: Bombay HC refuses to interfere in Collector’s order regarding no confidence motion against Sarpanch

There was a clear contradiction between Tehsildar’s report and the punchnama as one stated that the Respondent 3 refused to accept the notice, so it was pasted on his residential house while the other stated that the notice was duly served to the mother of Respondent 3.

Call For Papers Law School News

Call for Abstracts | MNLU Mumbai hosts third edition of LHSS Symposium

The Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Collective at Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai is back with the third edition of its Symposium being hosted on 11th and 12th October, 2025 to explore the crises and challenges of law in contemporary times.

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Case Briefs High Courts

‘Emotional bond does not confer superior right to custody over that of biological parents’: Bombay HC denies 5-year old’s custody to grandmother

The welfare of the child is the paramount consideration in custody matters, therefore, the right of father and mother as natural guardian can only be curtailed when the custody might be detrimental to the welfare of the child.

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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advises General Catalyst and Avataar on USD 218 mn funding round in PB Healthcare Services

The round involved a primary investment of USD 218 million, which was led by General Catalyst and participated by Avataar and other investors.

Case Briefs High Courts

Meghalaya HC quashes charges against former Education Minister in 17-year-old teachers recruitment case; highlights enormous delay in prosecution

In the present case, the selection process is of 2008 and about 17 years have passed since then. The first FIR was lodged on 18-7-2011. Further, nothing has moved significantly in prosecuting the accused, as only 28 out of 181 witnesses have been examined.

Op Eds OP. ED.

Exempted Authorities under Section 24 of the RTI Act: An in-Depth Analysis Across Jurisdictions

by Suhael Buttan* and Mohit Mansharamani**

Case Briefs High Courts

“Everyone has failed to discharge their responsibility”; Rajasthan High Court acknowledges delays in Bail Process as Two women held for 43 days in bailable offence

“With anguish and pain, this Court observes here that the learned Magistrate as well as learned Additional District & Sessions Judge failed to exercise their discretion in right perspective and in a very casual manner, decided the bail applications, placed before them.”