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Introduced in 2013, the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) is an autonomous vote verification mechanism.

The Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Chennai, examined whether fresh evidence of a defendant's attempts to sell secured properties after giving undertakings to the court could justify reversing a lower tribunal's refusal to grant...

The factual matrix behind the litigation is that the appellant after intensive research, development and incurring huge expenses, invented the invention viz.

Trademark battles on the Indian turf has already generated an impressive precedent of case laws but the fight over the letter mark "FT" between The Financial Times UK and Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (BCCL) is a story of its own.

As we all know, advocates and solicitors ought to obtain a power of attorney from their clients including non-resident clients, in order to facilitate the Advocate's firm ...

On October 23, 2015, the President of India has promulgated the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 ("Ordinance").

The Hon'ble Bombay High Court ("HC") in a recent judgment has granted a temporary injunction to HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. ("Applicant") against an unidentified individual...

The Bombay High Court has held that the mere institution of criminal proceedings will not render a dispute non-arbitrable.

India's digital economy has created millions of new retail investors, but it has also opened the door to sophisticated fraudsters who impersonate banks, fintechs, and investment firms across messaging platforms. As these scams threaten not just individual victims but entire institutions through regulatory scrutiny and brand damage, Indian courts are evolving their approach from reactive measures to proactive infrastructure dismantling. With artificial intelligence now enabling hyper-realistic deepfakes and

In M. Kathirvel ("Petitioner") v. The Inspector General of Registration and Ors. ("Respondent"), [WP.Nos.10291/2022 etc batch] the Hon'ble High Court of Madras ("Madras HC/ Court")...

Process Of Attachment Of Benami Property And Its Adjudication Under Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016

A decade has passed since NOTA or None Of The Above option was introduced by a full Supreme Court bench comprising of the then Chief Justice of India Justice P. Sathasivam...

Recently courts have started a new trend acknowledging the utility of services like WhatsApp for service of court notice. The Hon'ble Mr. J. G.S. PATEL, of Bombay High Court in the case...

The Apex Court has taken suo motu cognizance of certain common inadequacies and deficiencies in the course of trial adopted by the trial court while disposing of criminal cases.

The Delhi High Court has ruled on a critical procedural question regarding the applicability of the 10% pre-deposit requirement for GST penalty appeals. The case examines whether amendments to Section 107(6) of the GST Act apply retrospectively to show cause notices issued before October 1, 2025, and explores the principles of vested appellate rights in tax proceedings.

Recently, Hon'ble Supreme Court of India (SC), in a case, Central GST v. Delhi International Airport Ltd. [2023] 152 taxmann.com 324, has held that service tax was not chargeable on User Development Fee...

Last month, the Supreme Court of India began hearing a batch of 20 petitions seeking the legal recognition of same-sex marriages.

The Learned Magistrate after taking cognizance of offences in a complaint filed by the Complainant, alleging commission of offences punishable under Ss. 386, 406, 409, 420 and 120B of the IPC.