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A preliminary hearing in a criminal trial is one of great importance, and the right to seek a discharge (threshold dismissal) is an extremely valuable right that the Criminal Justice System guarantees to the Accused.

Thereafter Abhishek Malvia approached the Additional Commissioner by way of an application for modification.

Pursuant to Supreme Court's Order dated January 09, 2018, in Suo Moto Writ Petition in Re: Case Management of Original Suits, wherein the bench, constituted by Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi, ...

The intersection of India's Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act has created complex legal tensions in corporate fraud cases.

Benami transactions have long served in India as a device to circumvent statutory restrictions including property ownership and conceal beneficial ownership from tax and regulatory authorities. This mischief is well known when a person pays the consideration for a property but acquires it in the name of another, thereby separating real ownership from ostensible title.

The Indian legal system permits the transfer of criminal trials in exceptional circumstances, primarily to ensure that justice is not only done but also seen to be done Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), ...

DSK Legal's White-Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations Newsletter examines critical judicial pronouncements and evolving standards across India's Prevention of Corruption Act, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, Criminal Procedure Code, and Negotiable Instruments Act. This edition provides essential analysis for businesses and individuals navigating the complexities of financial crime, regulatory enforcement, and corporate compliance in an increasingly stringent legal landscape.

Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (“NI Act”) was introduced to enhance the credibility of cheque-based transactions and ensure financial discipline in commercial dealings by criminalising the dishonour of cheques issued towards the discharge of legally enforceable debts.

India has been an arbitration friendly country right from the beginning, because arbitration was in practice in this country even before the codified law came into force.

In India, an injunction is a legal remedy available to parties who wish to prevent the other party from carrying out a certain action or behavior.

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India's regulatory landscape witnessed heightened enforcement activity in July 2026, with the Enforcement Directorate executing major asset attachments exceeding ₹20,000 crore in high-profile cases...

India and the United States of America ("USA") share ties that have only gotten stronger over time.

That the penal berth hire charges claimed by the Plaintiff are not in the nature of a penalty and therefore damages would not have to be proved as required under Section 74 of the India Contract Act.

On November 23, 2020, the IRDAI exercising its power under Sections 33(7) and 114A(2)(j) of the Insurance Act, 1938 read with Sections 14 and 26 of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act of India, 1999 ...

The April 2025 edition of Fox & Mandal's Dispute Resolution & ADR newsletter analyses the 3-fold test to determine the law governing the arbitration in an international commercial agreement; impleadment of an LLP despite not being signatory to the arbitration agreement; factors for determining the maintainability of a subsequent FIR/ECIR; execution of NCDRC's penalty orders during interim moratorium under Section 96, IBC; and other recent judgments of the Supreme Court of India and High Courts.

‘Seat' or ‘place of arbitration' or ‘locus of arbitration' is quintessential component of any International Commercial Arbitration.

A two day conference on ‘Technology and Dialogue' was organised by the Supreme Court on April 13 and 14 respectively, aiming to delve into the intersection of technology and legal system, with a particular focus...