SEBI recently published the SEBI (Attestation of Documents) (Amendment) Regulations, which resulted in the amendment of many of its previous regulations to simplify and streamline the requirement for attestation.

Whether disputes relating to a lock-in period in employment contracts are arbitrable in terms of the Arbitration Act?

Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a Notification to put in place a framework for acceptance of Green Deposits (Framework) with effect from 1 June 2023...

Back in 2018, the Supreme Court of India brought in the concept of "Living Wills" in India by its decision in the matter of Aruna Shanbaug v Union of India.

The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have recently passed the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025 ("Bill"), which abolishes several obsolete enactments and amends specific exis ng laws. Among the most consequen al amendments is the omission of Sec on 213 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 ("Succession Act").

In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court reaffirmed the rights of senior citizens in property disputes in the matter of Nitin Rajendra Gupta vs Deputy Collector, Mumbai and others setting a significant precedent in the realm of family law and senior citizens' rights.

This update briefly summarises the important amendments introduced by the Ordinance in line with its objectives.

Whether sale of infringing goods on third party e-commerce platforms accessible within the forum state satisfies the territorial jurisdiction of that forum/Court?

This case was an appeal before the division bench of BHC from an order passed by the single judge of the BHC in arbitration petition...

This case concerns a recent decision dated 14 October 2025 by the Bombay High Court in the case of NESCO Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors., wherein Justices G.S.

The Supreme Court in Asian Paints Limited v. Ram Babu & Another addressed an important question regarding whether an entity that suffers loss from an offence, even if not the original complainant, qualifies as a "victim" ...

The High Court of Bombay in an Order dated 12 September 2023 once again upheld that the High Court can conduct the exercise of determining the stamp duty payable under an agreement...

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting vide a notification dated 6 June 2024, has notified that a self-declaration has to be mandatorily submitted by advertisers, advertising agencies and endorsers ...

On 02.01.2025, the Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal ("REAT") in Atul Prabhu vs. Neptune Ventures & Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. directed civil imprisonment against the promoter/ director for non- compliance with a previous order passed by the REAT.

In a landmark judgment, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in K. Gopi v. Sub-Registrar and Others (2025 SCC OnLine SC 740) has declared Rule 55A(i) of the Tamil Nadu Registration Rules...

In a significant ruling by the Hon'ble Bombay High Court ("High Court"), a single judge bench dismissed a plea filed by the Petitioner, Britannia Industries Ltd.

Bombay High Court (Court), in the recent matter of Bombay Real Estate Development Company versus Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and Others has held that under the Right...

The Bombay High Court has reinforced that developers cannot indefinitely delay deemed conveyance to housing societies by claiming rights to exploit additional Floor Space Index (FSI) made available through regulatory changes. This ruling clarifies the temporal limits on a builder's contractual rights when statutory conveyance obligations have crystallized, establishing that FSI increases occurring after the mandatory conveyance period belong to the society, not the defaulting developer.

The Karnataka High Court in a recent order held that punishment provisions of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 cannot have a retrospective effect.

The Hon'ble Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (MREAT) vide order 2 June 2025 in the case of D. N. Nagar Shivneri CHS Ltd. v. Various Allottees held...