India's digital payments ecosystem has transformed financial accessibility, but it has also created new vulnerabilities through SIM swap fraud, phishing, and social engineering attacks. Recent High Court decisions are reshaping how liability is allocated among banks, telecom providers, and customers when unauthorized electronic banking transactions occur, establishing that responsibility increasingly rests with whichever participant first compromised the digital authentication process.

The integration of artificial intelligence into dispute resolution marks a significant shift in the evolution of arbitration. The recent introduction of an AI Arbitrator tool by the American Arbitration Association International Centre for Dispute Resolution (hereinafter to be referred as AAA-ICDR) for document only construction disputes represents a notable development in this trajectory.

The Supreme Court has delivered a pivotal judgment on banking liability under consumer protection law, examining whether banks can be held liable for deficiency in service when they fail to present deposited cheques within their validity period. This case arose from civil appeals filed by Canara Bank challenging the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission's ruling that found the bank guilty of service deficiency.

On November 28, 2025, the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) issued a circular providing formal clarification on the permissibility and operational treatment...

Digital platforms have become central to everyday life, whether for shopping, learning, or entertainment. While we believe that we are making informed choices...

IT system infrastructure involves the technological systems and architecture which allows electronic trading in financial markets.

This decision significantly strengthens arbitral autonomy by establishing that limitation and timeliness of claims are matters for arbitral tribunals rather than courts to determine. The judgment has important implications for infrastructure contractors and public authorities seeking to avoid arbitration through threshold objections, while reinforcing the principle that contractual disputes should proceed to arbitration without excessive court intervention at the appointment stage.

From landmark court verdicts to key policy changes, this document provides a comprehensive summary of the most significant legal and regulatory developments from June 2025.

In a significant decision aimed at unclogging criminal courts and restoring cheque credibility, the Supreme Court in Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar & Anr., on 25 September 2025, issued far-reaching directions to streamline Section 138 NI Act prosecutions.

The Appellants and the Respondent had formed a partnership firm M/s Anmol Alliance for the development and construction of a real estate project in Mumbai.

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has witnessed extensive stakeholder participation and disputes over control of Corporate Debtors, particularly regarding Committee of Creditors membership and resolution plan submissions. This analysis examines how unscrupulous stakeholders exploit legislative gaps between Section 29A's ineligibility criteria and Section 30(5)'s voting provisions, allowing them to manipulate the insolvency resolution process through strategic debt acquisition and conflict-of-interest

The issue arose when the Supreme Court examined the source of the Rs. 50 crore deposit made by the petitioner as a bail condition. It was stated that the amount had been taken from Bhasin Infotech and Infrastructure Private Limited (BIIPL), the company whose director is the petitioner.

In today's fast-paced commercial world, where time is often as valuable as the assets at stake, traditional dispute resolution mechanisms may prove too slow...

In recent years, corporate India has witnessed an increasing number of amalgamations, group consolidations, and share-swap mergers driven by restructuring, capital efficiency, and regulatory considerations. Such transactions are often designed on the assumption that share-for-share exchanges are tax neutral, particularly where no cash changes hands.

From landmark court verdicts to key policy changes, this document provides a comprehensive summary of the most significant legal and regulatory developments from March 2025.

On January 27, 2026, IFSCA granted a one-time window to Venture Capital Schemes and Restricted Schemes to extend the validity of their Placement Memoranda (PPMs) due to market-related fundraising delays.

On October 3, 2025, a circular was issued by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to all financial institutions in GIFT IFSC...

Relying on Section 7 of the Arbitration Act, the Court emphasized that while an arbitration agreement must be in writing (Section 7(3)), it need not be signed if acceptance is demonstrated through written communications such as emails, performance, invoices, or other documentary records.

India's insolvency framework faces unique challenges when applied to real estate projects, where thousands of homebuyers await completion rather than monetary recovery. A specialized committee has now proposed transformative reforms that shift the focus from entity-level proceedings to project-based resolution, introducing mandatory RERA integration, ring-fenced funding, and completion-first principles that could fundamentally reshape how distressed real estate developments are rescued.

The case involved a dispute between Central Warehousing Corporation (Appellant) and Sidhartha Tiles & Sanitary Pvt. Ltd. (Respondent) over storage space.