The Division Bench of Hon'ble Bombay High Court, in the case of Najma Aslam Merchant versus The State of Maharashtra held that there is no concept of a flat-wise Occupancy Certificate ("OC").

The Bombay High Court, vide its judgment dated 23 December 2025 in Om Shri Sai Sra Co-operative Housing Society v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.

The Supreme Court (Court) on 25 September 2025, in Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar & Anr., examined the presumptions under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) and clarified the law on the complainant's financial capacity in cheque dishonour cases.

The judgment of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in Abhijit Mishra v. Wipro Limited [CS(OS) 31/2021], delivered on 14 July 2025, deals with the interplay between contractual termination rights in private employment and the tort of civil defamation.

The power under Order VII Rule 11 is available to the court to be exercised suo motu and the plaint may even be rejected without issuing summons.

The Bombay High Court recently clarified the scope of the stamp authority's power in cases involving properties sold through court supervised auctions.

The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 was recently amended and is called the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023.

The Bombay High Court has ruled on whether stamp duty can be refunded when a Development Agreement is cancelled before achieving its purpose, addressing critical questions about the interpretation of possession clauses and limitation periods under the Maharashtra Stamp Act. The judgment clarifies the distinction between substantive entitlement to refund under Section 47 and procedural time limits under Section 48, while examining how contractual licence provisions should be read in context with possession c

The stamping of documents has been an ongoing issue for a long period and different authorities have dealt with it differently over a period of time.

This case concerns a recent decision dated 4 August 2025 by the Bombay High Court in the case of Sachin Malpani and Ors. vs. Nilam Patil and Ors.

On 4 February 2026, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a Consultation Paper proposing amendments to the “fit and proper person” criteria under Schedule II of the SEBI...

The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 (Act), was approved by the President on 11 August 2023. Its enforcement will be determined by the Central Government through notification...

Bennett Coleman & Co Limited (Bennett Coleman) is a news media company engaged in news publishing, television, the internet, radio, and outdoor media.

The Supreme Court in the recent case of Venkataraman Krishnamurthy & Or. v. Lodha Crown Buildmart Pvt. Ltd. has held that a Part Occupancy certificate cannot constitute a proper delivery...

In a significant ruling, the Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal ("Tribunal") has upheld the rights of homebuyers under Section 18 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 ("RERA"), directing the promoter of the Ekta Parksville project in Vasai to refund the entire amount paid by the complainants, including stamp duty, registration fees, MVAT, pre-EMI payments, and loan settlement costs.

The MCA has, vide notification dated 1 December 2025, notified the Companies (Specification of definition details) Amendment Rules, 2025, substantially revising the thresholds for determining a "Small Company" under Section 2(85) of the Companies Act, 2013.

India's securities regulator has issued a comprehensive order against Varanium Cloud Limited and its key personnel for misrepresenting financial statements, diverting IPO and Rights Issue proceeds totaling Rs. 62.51 crore to related parties, and making false business announcements. The order imposes significant monetary penalties, disgorgement requirements, and market debarments ranging from one to seven years on the company, its managing director, intermediaries, and other key management personnel.

The Hon'ble Supreme Court in Rakesh Kumar Verma v. HDFC Bank Ltd. and HDFC Bank Ltd. v. Deepti Bhatia, Civil Appeal Nos. 2282 and 2286 of 2025, has held that exclusive jurisdiction clauses in private employment contracts are enforceable, and civil suits instituted in courts other than those agreed upon are not maintainable.

India's securities regulator has taken interim action against two entities for allegedly manipulating the closing price of the BSE SENSEX through strategic order placement and cancellation during the newly introduced Closing Auction Session. The investigation reveals how large buy and sell orders were used to influence the Indicative Equilibrium Price in coordination with expiry-day derivatives positions, raising questions about market manipulation tactics under the reformed price discovery mechanism.

This judgment settles a significant procedural ambiguity regarding the enforcement of RERA Authority orders in Karnataka.