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ArticleFrom Choice To Compliance: Regulating Live-In Relationships In India's Emerging Legal OrderFor nearly two decades, Indian constitutional law treated live-in relationships as a matter of private choice, legally visible only when protection, not permission, was required.IndiaFamily and MatrimonialIndiaLaw LLP
ArticleFraudulent Online Transactions: Liability Of Banks!!On 21st December, 2020 in National consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), the Hon'ble Presiding Member, Mr. C Viswanath dismissed the Revision Petition filed under Section 21 (b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 by HDFC Bank and held that the bank will be liable to pay to its customers in case of unauthorized transactions. IndiaFinance and BankingKing, Stubb & Kasiva
ArticleFilling The Yawning Gap In Statute By Judicial Interpretation: Voice SampleSpectrographic or "voiceprint" identification process is based on comparative analysis of voiceprints or phonetic elements to arrive at an identification of an individual. IndiaGovernment, Public SectorLuthra and Luthra Law Offices India
ArticleFIR & ECIR Under PMLA: Before Or After, The ConfusionThe offence of Money Laundering has been defined u/s 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (hereinafter, PMLA) as an act where:IndiaGovernment, Public SectorVaish Associates Advocates
ArticleVulnerable Transactions Under Bankruptcy Code: Promoters And Lenders Both BewareIn IDBI Bank Ltd. v. Jaypee Infratech Ltd1, the Allahabad Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT") has held that certain mortgages created by Jaypee Infratech Ltd. ("JIL")IndiaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringNishith Desai Associates
ArticleFIR For Sexual Assault Can't Be Quashed On Grounds Of Delay- Calcutta High Court"Delay in a case of sexual assault cannot be equated with a delay in a case involving other offenses since several factors weigh on the mind of the victim and member of her family"...IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationS.S. Rana & Co.
ArticleCompoundable Offence And Partial Quashing Of FIRThis Article proposes to discuss the termination of a legal process in relation to an offence by virtue of settlement or otherwise between the parties to the dispute. IndiaCriminal LawSinghania & Co
ArticleInvestor Protection Measures Under Companies Act, 2013 – Lessons From The Past"Indian Enron" revealed the inherent fallacy of the Companies Act, 1956 to prevent white-collar crimes and assure investor protection. IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawPSA
ArticleWhite-Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations Monthly NewsletterThe Supreme Court has held that, since the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) falls within the domain of public law, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) or the National Company Law Tribunal...IndiaCriminal LawDSK Legal
ArticleEnforcement Directorate Ought To Furnish The Grounds Of Arrest In Writing, Failing Which, The Arrest Cannot Be SustainedThe Supreme Court of India in Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India & Ors. has ruled that merely reading out the grounds of arrest by the Enforcement Directorate to an arrested person is not compliant with the procedure ...IndiaCriminal LawJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleThe Anti-Bribery And Anti-Corruption Regulations In IndiaIndia is a crucial country from a global perspective and is one of the largest economies in the world. The growth is also significant with the nation projected to climb further up the worldwideIndiaCriminal LawSTA Law Firm
ArticleThe Fear Of The KnownThe brutal gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012 triggered large-scale angry street protests and forced the government to enact stricter laws for sex crimes.IndiaEmployment and HRKochhar & Co.
ArticleAvoidable Transactions Under The Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code: Key ConsiderationsFor the success of any insolvency regime, it is critical that distressed companies are prevented from takings measures which could hamper recovery to creditors in the event insolvency proceedings were to commence. IndiaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringS&R Associates
ArticleFraud, Collusion And Corporate Insolvency: Analysis Of The Supreme Court’s Judgment In Orris Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. v. Rakesh Kumar Gupta & OthersIn its judgment dated 30 September 2026 in Orris Infrastructure Private Limited v. Rakesh Kumar Gupta & Others, the Supreme Court of India examined whether insolvency proceedings initiated through fraud and collusion can be recalled after admission and whether such fraud necessarily requires termination of the entire Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).IndiaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringIndiaLaw LLP
Article"Arbitrability Of A Dispute Vis-a-Vis Allegations Of Forgery Over The Arbitration Agreement: Through The Lens Of Section 8 And Section 11 Of The Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996"(An Analysis of - RAJIA BEGUM V. BARNALI MUKHERJEE)IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationS&A Law Offices
ArticleDisputes Cannot Be Referred To Arbitration Where The Arbitration Agreement Itself Is Seriously Disputed As Forged Or Fabricated: Supreme Court Of IndiaThe Supreme Court held that arbitration is premised on consent, and where the existence of the arbitration agreement itself is under serious challenge supported by substantial material, a reference to arbitration is legally impermissible at that stage.IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationTrinity Chambers
ArticleMonthly Newsletter - May 2025The present dispute arose out of a contract executed between the appellant i.e., Union of India, and the respondent i.e., Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd., for execution of electrical works (Package-III) at AIIMS, Patna.IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationPhoenix Legal