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Supreme Court Holds That A Final Decree Under Order XII Rule 6 Of The CPC Can Be Passed, Based On Admission Made In Course Of Criminal Proceedings

Supreme Court through its judgement dated 08.05.2026 in the matter of Sheikh Abedin v Iqbal Ahmed & Another held that final decree under Order XII Rule 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”) can be passed, based on admission made in course of criminal proceedings.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Withdrawal Of Arbitration/Civil Enforcement Proceedings Upon Settlement Between Parties Is Not “Tolerating An Act” In GST

The taxable event under GST laws is ‘supply’ and the same has been defined under Section 7 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (“Act”) which is the fulcrum for collection of tax under GST.

India Litigation

Shivadass & Shivadass

The Evolution Of Interim Relief: Navigating Sections 9 And 17 Of The Arbitration Act

Interim relief serves as a significant safeguard in the arbitration process, ensuring that assets are protected and the final award remains meaningful rather than a “useless victory”.

India Litigation

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Corporate Guarantees Issued Without Consideration Not Taxable Under GST: Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench)

M/s D.P. Jain & Co. Infrastructure Private Limited (‘petitioner’) was engaged in the business of highway construction & inter alia had three subsidiaries. During the period 2020 to 22, the petitioner had issued...

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Seat And Venue Of Arbitration: Which One Binds?

India Litigation

KC

Kochhar & Co.

Appellate Authority Cannot Convert Section 74 Proceedings Into Section 73: Gstat

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CMS INDUSLAW

F*** OFF! High Court Quashes Sexual Harassment FIR Against Employer Over Use Of Abusive Language In Work Email

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

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

Secundum Allegata ET Probata: The Perils Of Variance Between Pleadings And Evidence

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

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

Emergency Relief In Indian Disputes: The Operation Of Injunctions And Asset Freezes In Commercial Courts

India Litigation

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Unilateral Arbitral Appointments And Their Waiver: Supreme Court Settles The Law

India Litigation

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PSA

A Non-Signatory Cannot Be Impleaded In Arbitral Proceedings Merely Because It Has A Substantial Financial Interest In The Outcome: Himachal Pradesh High Court

India Litigation

Trinity Chambers

Newsletter For February 2026

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

F&M - Dispute Resolution & ADR - Highlights 2025

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

How Smart Business Foundations Support Sustainable Growth?

India Commercial

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

Play By The New Rules: India's 2026 Online Gaming Law Decoded

India Media & IT

LP

Legitpro Law

RERA Cracks Down On Pre-Launch Ads | ₹1 Lakh Penalty On Alphabet Infra | RERA Bihar Order Explained (Video)

India Real Estate

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Services Sector Employment Rules Take Shape: Model Standing Orders, 2026 Under The Industrial Relations Code, 2020

India Employment

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JSA

Understanding Territorial Jurisdiction: A Closer Look At Section 19 Of The Civil Procedure Code, 1908

The concept of jurisdiction lies at the very heart of the legal system. It is a very fundamental topic in the realm of civil law as it determines which court has the authority to adjudicate and the limit or extent of authority that can be exercised by a court with regards to matters brought to them

India Litigation

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Private Collections And International Art Disputes: Navigating Litigation In A Global Market

Imagine a private collector or a prestigious museum acquiring a masterpiece.

India Litigation

AL

Aarna Law

Interim Sharing Of Income In Partition Suits: Karnataka High Court's Nuanced Approach To Constructive Possession And Co-ownership Rights

Partition suits involving ancestral and joint family properties are among the most prolonged and emotionally charged civil disputes in India.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Newsletter For January 2026

The respondent i.e., Tuticorin Port Trust, a statutory authority constituted under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, undertook a significant dredging project titled "Deepening of the Channel and Basin to Cater to 12.80 metre Draught Vessels at Tuticorin Port", aimed at enabling the port to accommodate larger vessels.

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

The Dilemma Of Jurisdiction: Waqf Tribunal Or Civil Court?

India Litigation

Saga Legal

Madras High Court Held That De Novo Remand Under Section 37 Of The Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996 Cannot Be Done In The Absence Of Reversal Of Findings On Merits

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

From Tehsil To The Apex Court: Mutation On Will Re-validated

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards In India: Tactical Insights From Practice

India Litigation

LP

Legitpro Law

Order X CPC Under The Commercial Courts Act, 2015 As A Strategic Case-Management Tool In Commercial Litigation: A General Counsel's Briefing

India Litigation

LP

Legitpro Law

Supreme Court Affirms That Post-award Fraud Allegations Cannot Impede Enforcement Of Arbitral Awards Under Section 47 CPC.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

SC Reaffirms That Counterclaims Are Maintainable Only Against Plaintiffs, Not Co-Defendants

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Supreme Court: Decree Passed In Favour Of Deceased Parties Is A Nullity, Trial Court Decree Revived For Execution

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Arbitration, Civil Law, Criminal Law, And Insolvency & Bankruptcy Law- Newsletter

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

The Scope Of Emergency Arbitration In India: An Overview

India Litigation

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

SC Reaffirms That Counterclaims Are Maintainable Only Against Plaintiffs, Not Co-Defendants

In a recent ruling clarifying the scope of counterclaims under civil procedure, the Supreme Court in Sanjay Tiwari v. Yugal Kishore Prasad Sao & Ors.

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Supreme Court: Decree Passed In Favour Of Deceased Parties Is A Nullity, Trial Court Decree Revived For Execution

Bringing long-awaited closure to a two-decade-old land allotment dispute, the Supreme Court of India has reiterated that a judicial decree passed in favour of deceased parties, without substitution of their legal heirs...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Arbitration, Civil Law, Criminal Law, And Insolvency & Bankruptcy Law- Newsletter

The appellant i.e., Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. ("ONGC"), was subjected to an arbitral award dated 21 November 2004 passed by a three-member arbitral tribunal.

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

The Scope Of Emergency Arbitration In India: An Overview

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...

India Litigation

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Registered Post Retired: What Happens To Your Legal Notices Now?

India Litigation

Trinity Chambers

Delhi Transgender Rules, 2025: Legal Recognition Procedures And State-Wide Enforcement Mechanisms Notified

On 11 July 2025, the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi notified the Delhi Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2025 ("Delhi Rules") in the official Gazette.

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

No Proprietorship, No Payee: High Court Clarifies Locus Standi For Section 138 NI Act Complaints

The Himachal Pradesh High Court's decision in Shirgul Filling Station v. Kamal Sharma (Case No. Cr. Appeal No. 262 of 2010), serves as a crucial reminder of the stringent procedural mandates in cheque...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Kerala Consumer Commission Holds Eureka Forbes Liable For Service Deficiency Under CPA, 2019

In Augstine K.A. v. Eureka Forbes Ltd. & Ors. (CC No. 927 of 2023), the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulam...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Can Theatres Overcharge For Movie Tickets? The Madras High Court Says No

Across India, cinema has long been more than just entertainment, it's a cultural phenomenon that brings people together. Whether it's a regional blockbuster or a much-anticipated pan-India release...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Monthly Newsletter - April 2025

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

Monthly Newsletter - May 2025

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

Decoding The Overlap: CPC Provisions VIS-À-VIS Judicial Interference In Arbitral Proceedings

India Litigation

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

No Presumption Of Joint Ownership Without Proof: Sc On Hindu Property Law

India Litigation

SA

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Key Provisions Of The Prevention Of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)

India Government

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Vaish Associates Advocates

Analysis Of The Civil Trial Judicial Process

India Litigation

Diwan Advocates

Placing The Uniform Civil Code In India On A Weighing Scale

India Litigation

Diwan Advocates

Abu Dhabi Global Market – Disclosure And Inspection Of Documents And Tendering Of Evidence

India Litigation

AP

Alpha Partners

Order XII Rule 6 In Action: Supreme Court Rules On Decree On Admissions And Eviction Rights

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Case Study: Louis Vuitton Malletier v. Abdulkhaliq Abdulkader Chamadia & Ors

SO

S&A Law Offices

Evidentiary Admissions Can Form The Basis Of An Interim Arbitral Award: Delhi High Court Clarifies Limited Scope Of Judicial Review In Arbitration

India Litigation

C

Clasis Law

Supreme Court Clarifies The Principles For Grant Of Pendente-Lite Interest

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Transferee Pendente Lite Bound By Decree And Cannot Appeal After Denial Of Impleadment: Supreme Court Of India

India Litigation

Trinity Chambers

The Need For Developing Uniform Guidelines For Legal Privilege In International Arbitration

India Litigation

KP

Kachwaha & Partners

Supreme Court Clarifies Refund Of Court Fees For Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Cases

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

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Signing Ceremony Of The Guide On Mutual Recognition And Enforcement Of Civil And Commercial Judgments In DIFC Courts And Courts In India Between DIFC Courts And Nishith Desai Associates (September 14, 2018) (Video)

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Nishith Desai Associates

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