sale of joint family property by Karta
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1953 on sale of joint family property by Karta.

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Debarment encompasses a broader scope than termination, as it can prohibit an entity from entering into any contracts with a company altogether, rather than just ending one specific contract, as is the case with termination.

duties of a Karta
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1953 on rights/powers/duties of a Karta in relation to joint family property.

rajasthan high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The petitioner/tenant is not able to demonstrate the extreme hardship caused to him upon vacating the premises in dispute. The litigation has consumed 10 years and thus, the hardship suffered by the respondent/landlord is more than the tenant.”

law of contract
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on reciprocal promises in share transactions under the Contract Act, 1872.

supreme court of the united states
Case BriefsForeign Courts

In a fierce dissent to the majority decision of allowing a wedding website designer to decline services to same-sex couples, 3 SCOTUS Judges pointed out that US Constitution contains no right to refuse service to a disfavoured group and cautioned that this decision may negatively impact not only the LGBTQ+ community, but also interracial couples in future.

supreme court of the united states
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court with a ratio of 6:3 protected the First Amendment right of the petitioner who believes in heterosexual marriages only.

Karnataka High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The High Court quashed the GST notice of Rs 21,000 crores issued to Gameskraft holding it to be arbitrary and did a detailed analysis of various nuances of ‘game of chance’ and ‘game of skill’.

New Jersey Supreme Court
Case BriefsForeign Courts

“A business practice that requires workers to assume the appearance of an independent business entity — a company in name only — could give rise to an inference that such a practice was intended to obscure the employer’s responsibility to remit its fund contributions as mandated by the State’s employee protections statutes”

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by Jishnu Sanyal† and Akanksha Bisen††

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: On being apprised of 30 years-long delay in execution of an Arbitration Award, the Division Bench comprising M.R. Shah and

Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

  “Women are subject to a patriarchal mindset that regards them as primary caregivers and homemakers and thus, they are burdened with

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai*, JJ interpreted the true scope of a “consumer” in terms of

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court: Asha Menon, J., emphasized the law on territorial jurisdiction while addressing the present matter. Present petition was filed impugning

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: Interpreting the true scope of Section 80-IA(5) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the bench of L. Nageswara Rao* and

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by Achal Gupta†

Compliance Checklist
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Gaurav N Pingle, Practising Company Secretary, Pune

Cite as: (2021) PL (CSP) March 86

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Bhumesh Verma, Managing Partner, Corp Comm Legal and Abhishar Vidyarthi, Law Graduate, MNLU, Mumbai

Cite as: (2021) PL (CL) January 91

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by Dhruva Gandhi† & Vinodini Srinivasan‡

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Reserve Bank had announced in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated October 09, 2020, that the Real Time Gross Settlement System