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In the recent case of Mukesh vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr., the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India adjudicated on the issue of whether compromise decrees that assert pre-existing rights necessitate registration under the Registration Act, 1908 and are subject to stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act of 1899.

The question before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India ("Apex Court") in Criminal Appeal No. 1265/2017 (Rajesh Sharma & Ors. vs State of UP) was whether any directions are called for to prevent the misuse...

The interplay between the rights of secured creditors, the statutory protections afforded to borrowers under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002...

Adoption law in India operates not only as a pathway to parenthood but as a statutory barrier against child trafficking and informal custody arrangements.

Amendment of pleadings is basically for the purpose of bringing about final adjudication in a suit and to avoid multiplicity of proceedings.

The Hon'ble Delhi High Court recalled its order dated 10 December 2015 and restored the petition originally filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 which was dismissed by a Commercial Appellate Division.

The Delhi High Court's ruling in Prem Lata Surekha v. Chakradhari Surekha examines a decades-old family partnership dispute involving allegations of forged documents, illegal asset transfers, and partner exclusion.

The Supreme Court has addressed a recurring problem in arbitration drafting: what happens when an arbitration clause names two different places, and a separate jurisdiction clause points to one of them. The dispute arose from a Franchise Agreement dated 3 August 2023 between Arcis Clean Energy Pvt. Ltd. (appellant) and Parshva Innovation (respondent).

The Supreme Court of India in its recent judgement in The State of Punjab and Another vs. Ferrous Alloy Forgings Private Limited and Ors1, has held that (a) a sale certificate issued under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

In a recent landmark judgment of Arun Rameshchand Arya vs. Parul Singh[1], the Supreme Court of India exempted a wife...

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of India in Noida Special Economic Zone Authority (NSEZA) v. Manish Agarwal & Ors. upheld the approval of a resolution plan under...

This article discusses a specific ground, improper constitution of the arbitral tribunal, for challenge of an arbitral award in the Courts of the lex arbitri.

The Supreme Court in a recent judgment in Dahiben v Arvindbhai Kalyanji Bhanusali & Ors has clarified that power to terminate a civil action under Order VII Rule 11 ("O7R11"), of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 ("CPC") though a drastic one, should be strictly followed...

The Hon'ble High Court of Chhattisgarh in its recent judgement in the case of Madan Tiwari vs State of Chhattisgarh, held that a cheque issued for discharge of later liability is clearly covered under the ambit of ...

India has well defined substantive and procedural laws along with a well-established system of judicial enforcement of rights.

Order IX of the Code of Civil Procedure deals with the Non-appearance of the Parties and such default may have the effect of the dismissal of the suit or ex-parte decision by the Courts.

In Grand Motors Sales and Services Pvt Ltd v VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd[i], the Delhi High Court recently reiterated that fixing the seat of arbitration necessarily attracts exclusive supervisory jurisdiction of the seat court, to the exclusion of all other courts.