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Discovery under Civil Procedure means a pre-trial procedural aspect where each party is given an opportunity to obtain evidence from the opposite party or parties. The main purpose of discovery is to make the parties aware...

Relevant facts have been defined in Section 3 and 5 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Act').

The distinction between initiation of proceedings under Section 73 (where there is no allegation of fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts) and Section 74 (where such elements are alleged)...

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal's Principal Bench has begun operations, but jurisdictional boundaries between it and State Benches remain unclear. Recent contradictory orders reveal uncertainty about when the Principal Bench can hear appeals that don't fall within its statutorily designated categories, raising critical questions for taxpayers seeking timely appellate remedies.

Recently, the Himachal Pradesh High Court rejected a suit for infringement of designs and patents on the ground that the plaintiff had not exhausted the remedy of pre-institution mediation.

The Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) is a formal entry of the complaint lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Though there is no mention about the ECIR in Prevention of Money...

In disputes between Sundaram Finance Limited ("Appellant") and Abdul Samad in relation to default in repayment of a loan, an ex-parte arbitration award was made on 22 October 2011 in favour of the Appellant ("Award").

In a landmark ruling reinforcing the urgency of financial relief for deserted wives, the Allahabad High Court in Smt. Anjali Singh vs. State of U.P. and Another...

Welcome to the September edition of our Arbitration Newsletter where we have explored significant judgments touching on the interpretation of the relevant provisions of the Arbitration...

Today’s business world involves complex, high-value, and often international transactions. Because of this, companies focus not just on making good deals, but also on having clear and efficient ways to resolve...

At all levels of society in a nation, be it national, regional or local, the press can be said to be the watchdog of the public at large – one cannot deny the role the press plays as an educator...

On January 09, 2025, the Supreme Court of India ("Supreme Court") in the case Central Bank of India v. Smt. Prabha Jain, Civil Appeal No.1876 of 2016 held that a plaint containing multiple reliefs.

Withdrawal of tax rate concessions by the Government, cannot be subject to judicial scrutiny

The Supreme Court has drawn a critical distinction in insolvency proceedings between appeals that are merely defective and those that are fundamentally incompetent from inception. When a suspended director files an appeal in the name of a corporate debtor after commencement of CIRP, can such a filing be cured through amendment, or does it represent a void proceeding that cannot be salvaged even within the limitation period?

An arbitral tribunal has been bestowed with the power to rule on any objection raised by parties with respect to the existence or validity of an arbitration agreement, under Section 16...

The Supreme Court of India has applied the principle of 'transnational issue estoppel' in foreign arbitral award enforcement proceedings, preventing parties from relitigating issues already decided by seat courts.

Statements are often recorded by investigating agencies during the course of a search proceedings or summons appearance.

The Indus Waters Treaty arbitration has become one of the most significant treaty arbitration developments of 2026. It is no longer only about dams, rivers or hydropower.