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The Grammar Of Justice: Does ‘Can’ Mean ‘Must’ In The World Of Arbitration?

In the intricate dance of international commerce, a single word can be the difference between a swift resolution and a decade-long courtroom drama. In the landmark judgment of Nagreeka Indcon Products...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

The Bounds Of Lok Adalat Awards: Fraud, Pecuniary Jurisdiction, And The Kerala High Court’s Stance

The sanctity and enforceability of awards passed by Lok Adalats form a cornerstone of the alternative dispute resolution mechanism in India. In a significant judicial pronouncement...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Vested Rights And Social Realities: Evaluating The Interplay Of Widow Remarriage And Dependency Claims Under The Motor Vehicles Act

The Motor Vehicles Act of 1988 functions as a critical piece of beneficial legislation, designed to provide immediate financial succor to the dependents of victims of fatal road accidents.

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Plant Breeders’ Rights Enforced: Hyderabad Court Grants Interim Relief And Appoints Local Commissioner In A Maize Hybrid Dispute

In the matter of Bayer Cropscience Limited v Harlal Seeds Private Limited, I.A. No. 222 of 2025 and I.A. No. 225 of 2025 in COS No. 13 of 2025, the Principal Special Court in the Cadre of District Judge for Trial and Disposal of Commercial Disputes at Hyderabad passed two orders dated 11 February 2026:

India Litigation

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Legal Updates - March 2026

India Litigation

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Supreme Court Reiterates That A Party Cannot Initiate Fresh Arbitration Proceedings After Abandoning Earlier Arbitration Proceedings

India Litigation

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

When Does Arbitration Really Begin? India's Supreme Court Clarifies

India Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Supreme Court Reaffirms The Limits Of Writ Jurisdiction And Holds That Co-Operative Milk Unions Are Not ‘State’

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Supreme Court Holds That Non-confirmation Of Seizure Under Section 37A FEMA Vitiates Subsequent Adjudication Under Section 16 And Renders Show Cause Notice Unsustainable.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Supreme Court Holds Principles Of Natural Justice Do Not Require Personal Hearing Before Classification As Fraud, However Furnishing Of Forensic Audit Report Is Mandatory

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Supreme Court Clarifies That The Principles Of Order XXIII Rule 1 Of CPC Apply To Section 11 And Bars Second Arbitration On Same Cause After Abandonment

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Supreme Court Affirms That Cheque Dishonour Complaints Cannot Be Quashed At The Pre-trial Stage Once Ingredients Of Section 138 Of The NI Act Are Satisfied

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

APTEL Partly Allows Review Petition And Reiterates Scope Of Intervention In Review Proceedings

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Bombay High Court Affirms Termination Of Arbitrator’s Mandate Under Section 29A Does Not Terminate Arbitral Proceedings And Bars Fresh Appointment Where Applicant Is At Fault.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Draft Indian Insurance Companies (Foreign Investment) Amendment Rules, 2025: A Fine-Turning Point For India's Insurance Sector (Podcast)

India Government

AP

AK & Partners

Deepfakes As Evidence: Authenticity, Chain Of Custody And Section 65B In The Age Of IT Rules 2026

India Technology

LP

Legitpro Law

VAT Filing Accuracy For UAE SMEs: Where Manual Processes Fall Short And Automation Fills The Gap

Worldwide Technology

IMC Group

New Rent Rules 2026: Model Tenancy Act, Digital Rent Authorities And Overstay Penalties For Landlords And Corporate Tenants

India Real Estate

LP

Legitpro Law

RBI’s 2026 Digital Banking And Governance Overhaul: Key Action Points For Banks And NBFCs

LP

Legitpro Law

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Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

Attorney Client Privilege - Supreme Court Holds In House Counsel Are Not Entitled To Privilege: In Re: Summoning Advocates Who Give Legal Opinion Or Represent Parties During Investigation Of Cases And Related Issues*

In-house counsel employed by corporations are not entitled to attorney-client privilege due to their employment status and lack of professional independence, says the Supreme Court

India Litigation

TC

Tuli & Co

The Unbreachable Sanctum Reinforcing Legal Professional Privilege In India And Its Critical Implications For Competition Law

The recent judgement of the Supreme Court of India in Re: Summoning Advocates who give legal opinion is not merely a legal ruling; it is a profound jurisprudential restatement of the very foundations of a robust justice delivery system.

India Anti-trust

DL

DSK Legal

Supreme Court Upholds Advocate-Client Privilege: A Barrier Against Investigative Overreach

The Supreme Court of India, in a significant and far-reaching judgment, has reaffirmed the sanctity of the advocate-client relationship and curtailed investigative agencies' powers...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Admissibility Of Digital Evidence

India Litigation

Diwan Advocates

Scope Of Consideration Of Material In Warrant Cases By Magistrate While Framing Of Charge In Complaint Case

India Litigation

VA

Vaish Associates Advocates

Navigating Interrogatories: Procedures And Rules

India Litigation

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Delhi High Court Clarifies Scope Of Discovery In SEP Suits

India Litigation

SA

Saikrishna & Associates

Discovery And Inspection Of Documents – Crucial Procedural Steps In Law

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Legislative Immunity For Lawmakers Facing Bribery Charges

India Litigation

NN

Naik Naik & Company

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

The Grammar Of Justice: Does ‘Can’ Mean ‘Must’ In The World Of Arbitration?

In the intricate dance of international commerce, a single word can be the difference between a swift resolution and a decade-long courtroom drama. In the landmark judgment of Nagreeka Indcon Products...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Locus Standi Of Dissenting Financial Creditors Post-Resolution Plan Approval: An Analysis Of The NCLT Kochi Order

The National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi Bench, recently addressed a critical question regarding the rights of dissenting financial creditors in post-approval execution proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

India Insolvency

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) & 5G/IoT

Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) were once a niche topic for telecom specialists. With 5G, IoT devices, connected cars, smart meters and even “smart” fans in Indian homes, SEP and FRAND disputes...

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

The Bounds Of Lok Adalat Awards: Fraud, Pecuniary Jurisdiction, And The Kerala High Court’s Stance

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Supreme Court Reiterates That A Party Cannot Initiate Fresh Arbitration Proceedings After Abandoning Earlier Arbitration Proceedings

India Litigation

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Post-Acquisition Indemnity Failures: What VPS Healthcare’s Rs15.86 Crore Legal Battle Teaches Dealmakers

India Commercial

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Legal Updates - March 2026

India Litigation

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Plant Breeders’ Rights Enforced: Hyderabad Court Grants Interim Relief And Appoints Local Commissioner In A Maize Hybrid Dispute

India Litigation

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Between Oversight And Autonomy: Arbitration In Special Economic Zones

India Litigation

KS

King, Stubb & Kasiva

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Court Procedure

Vested Rights And Social Realities: Evaluating The Interplay Of Widow Remarriage And Dependency Claims Under The Motor Vehicles Act

The Motor Vehicles Act of 1988 functions as a critical piece of beneficial legislation, designed to provide immediate financial succor to the dependents of victims of fatal road accidents.

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

'Pisco' And Geographical Indications – A Recent Judicial Determination

The recent judicial determination in the PISCO geographical indication dispute examines whether Peru can claim exclusive rights to the standalone term 'PISCO' for its alcoholic beverage, or whether both Peru and Chile's long-standing use of the term necessitates geographical qualifiers to prevent consumer confusion.

LS

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

The Bounds Of Lok Adalat Awards: Fraud, Pecuniary Jurisdiction, And The Kerala High Court’s Stance

The sanctity and enforceability of awards passed by Lok Adalats form a cornerstone of the alternative dispute resolution mechanism in India. In a significant judicial pronouncement...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

APTEL Partly Allows Review Petition And Reiterates Scope Of Intervention In Review Proceedings

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Supreme Court Clarifies That The Principles Of Order XXIII Rule 1 Of CPC Apply To Section 11 And Bars Second Arbitration On Same Cause After Abandonment

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Contractual And Statutory Limits Of Interest In Arbitration

India Litigation

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Counselence

No Right To ‘Personal Hearing’ Before Classification Of An Account As A ‘Fraud’ Account: Analysis Of The Judgment In State Bank Of India V. Amit Iron Private Limited & Ors.

AP

AZB & Partners

The Evolving Dispute Resolution Landscape In 2025: Why ADR, Mediation, And Arbitration Are Outpacing Traditional Litigation

India Litigation

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

High Court Of Delhi Holds That Filing Of An Application Under Order VII Rule 11 Of Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Does Not Extend Or Revive The Limitation Period For Filing Written Statement In Commercial Suits.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

Sidharth Sethi | Conference On Institutional Arbitration: An Effective Framework For Dispute Resolution (Video)

Our Partner, Sidharth Sethi, was invited as a speaker by the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice (DLA MoL&J) and the India International Arbitration Centre...

India Litigation

J

JSA

Stay On Issuance On Expression Of Interest Under Section 9 Of The Arbitration Conciliation Act, 1996: Analysis Of A2Z Infra Engineering Ltd. v. ITI Ltd

The Hon'ble Delhi High Court in A2Z Infra Engineering Ltd. v. ITI Ltd.1 granted urgent interim measures under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ("ACA") restraining ITI from termination an Annual Maintenance Contract ("AMC") linked to a BSNL telecom project. The Court

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Forfeiture Of Gratuity Does Not Require Criminal Conviction As A Prerequisite

In the recent case of Western Coal Fields Ltd. v. Manohar Govinda Fulzele, 2025 INSC 233, the Supreme Court ("SC") held that an employee's gratuity can be forfeited in case of proven misconduct for an offence involving moral turpitude, even if the employee has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding.

India Litigation

MP

Majmudar & Partners

Newsletter For December 2025

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

Delhi High Court Rules Unilateral Arbitrator Appointment Invalid Without Post-Dispute Written Waiver

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Suing A Foreign Entity In India

India Litigation

SS

Singhania & Partners LLP

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Dawning An Era Of Arbitral Mechanism Over States› Supremacy: A Case Comment On ‘KLA Const Technologies v. The Embassy Of Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Delhi High Court Upholds That A Foreign State Cannot Claim Sovereign Immunity Against Enforcement Of Arbitral Award

India Litigation

C

Clasis Law

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Latest Videos

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Sidharth Sethi | Conference On Institutional Arbitration: An Effective Framework For Dispute Resolution (Video)

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JSA

Socially Distant: Indo-European Business Relationships And Cases Resolution Through Mediation (Video)

AP

AK & Partners

The Nuances Of Arbitration Clauses: What Every Business Should Know (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Argus Talks: Decoding The Gayatri Balasamy Verdict: Boon Or Bane For Indian Arbitration (Video)

AP

Argus Partners

ART OF ARGUMENTS - Mastering The Craft | Strategies For Persuasive & Effective Arguments (Video)

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

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