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The outbreak of the novel COVID-19 has been identified as a "public health emergency" of international concern by the World Health Organization on January 30, 2020.

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 (2022 Act) was enacted with the aim of authorizing law enforcement agencies to take measurements of convicts and other persons for the purposes...

In Vidyasagar Prasad v. UCO Bank, the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against the initiation of a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under Section 7 of the IBC.

The Patents Amendment Act, 2005 lead to the repeal of the provision enabling Exclusive Marketing Rights (EMRs). However, in cases where the EMR was applied for prior to the amendment coming to force, disputes may pose themselves forth various judicial forums.

The Delhi High Court has ruled that arbitral awards must be stamped when signed, not when enforcement is sought, closing a decades-old practice of deferred stamp duty payment. Once the one-month statutory window expires, award holders cannot cure the deficiency through unilateral deposit and must pay both deficit duty and penalty at a fixed rate, fundamentally reshaping enforcement practice for arbitration practitioners across India.

In the matter of United India Insurance Company Limited v. M/s. Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company Limited and Others [Civil Appeal No. 1496 of 2023]...

The Supreme Court discussed the provisions of Sections 421 and 433 of the Companies Act, 2013 which provide for filing of appeals from the orders of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) within a period of 45 days with a further grace period of 45 days.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court in Chief General Manager, H.P. Telecom Circle v. Kashmir Singh [2025:HHC:305] addressed a important jurisdictional issue concerning the appropriate Court for filing objections under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ("A&C Act").

Loss of profit and loss of profitability are two distinct concepts. The Hon'ble Delhi High Court in Ajay Kalra v. DDA1, while observing the frequent...

On 10 October 2017, the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Duro Felguera, S.A. v. Gangavaram Port Limited has upheld the legislative policy and purpose to minimize the Court's intervention at the stage of appointing an arbitrator...

In the world of arbitration, few distinctions are as doctrinally significant, yet as frequently misunderstood, as the difference between the “seat” and the “venue” of arbitration.

The Indian insolvency regime places immense faith in the commercial wisdom of the lenders while deciding on the resolution of the insolvency process.

The Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court by way of separate orders dated June 15, 2023 and June 2, 2023, respectively, have thrown light on the interpretation and scope of an ‘enterprise' under...

The Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India differed in their ruling on the applicability of the confessional statement given by Mr Ramalinga Raju in the arbitration proceedings between Venture and Satyam.

By an order dated 1st December 2023, a three Judge Bench of the Apex Court expressed a view that a decision of the Apex Court in the case of Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency Private Limited and Anr. vs. Central Bureau of Investigation required reconsideration by a larger Bench.

The Ministry of Law and Justice of India has passed a notification on 17 January 2020 in the official Gazette of India declaring United Arab Emirates to be a reciprocating territory...

In arbitration, when two parties fall into a dispute, they go back to their agreement. That agreement usually names a place where the arbitration will happen. Sometimes it names two places, one where the proceedings...

The Hon'ble Supreme Court in its recent judgment has clarified the interpretation of the Registration Act, 1908 ("Reg Act") in terms of production of original Power of Attorney ("PoA") to facilitate sale of property.