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Under Indian law, defamation is both a criminal (punishable with imprisonment) as well as civil offence (punishable through the award of damages).

On 27.07.2014 the Special Trial Judge, John Michael D'Cunha passed an order of conviction after hearing the arguments of the prosecution and defence against the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Selvi Jayalalitha and 3 others ...

On May 27, 2025, the Indian government introduced a new draft law called the Registration Bill, 2025 ("Bill"), which aims to replace the 117-year-old pre-constitution Registration Act of 1908 ("1908 Act").

Recently, the Government of India has tabled The Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016, as Money Bill, in the Lok Sabha and the same was passed in the Lok Sabha.

The intent of the legislature was to add a provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr. P.C) that may allow the Accused to explain the incriminating material against him without an oath.

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...

Recently, the Supreme Court of India in its judgment dated 6th February, 2019 in the matter Bir Singh v. Mukesh Kumar [Criminal Appeal Nos. 230-231 of 2019 in SLP (Criminal) Nos. 9334-35 of 2018] ...

The sanctity of advocate-client privilege lies at the heart of the adversarial justice system.

Article 22(2) of the constitution of India provides that any person arrested and detained in custody must be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours of his arrest and no person can be detained beyond the period ...

"In a criminal case, the veiled object behind a lame prosecution, the very nature of the material on which the structure of the prosecution rests and the like would justify the High Court in quashing the proceeding...

With the COVID-19 pandemic at its peak and subsequent waves still ravaging parts of the world, the need for vaccines, infrastructure and information to combat the virus has escalated manifold.

Our commitment to keeping you informed about the latest legal developments continues. This month, we provide comprehensive updates across a wide array of practice areas...

The Oxford English Dictionary defines conviction as ‘a formal declaration by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a Court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence.'

Examination of Supreme Court’s ruling that appointments violating recruitment advertisement terms constitute fraud on public, reinforcing Article 16 equality in public employment.

For several years, fraud was seen as a blanket exception to the arbitrability of a dispute.

According to the National Crime Records Bureau, the number of stalking cases in 2015 was 6,266.

Sizzling!, is the word that can describe the current relationship of the Government of India, Income Tax Authorities, and those who have failed to disclose their income.

In the interplay of corporate governance and law, the principle of vicarious liability is an often discussed and contentious subject.