India: Civil Law

In accordance with the amended definition of the 'evidence', documentary evidence has been amended to include electronic records. The term 'electronic evidence' has been given the meaning as assigned in the IT act, which means 'data, record or data generated, image or sound stored, received or sent in an electronic form or micro file or computer generated micro fiche

The word "Evidence" is only used in Sections 244 to 246 of the Cr.P.C. / Sections 267 to 269 of BNNS and not used under Section 228 of the Cr.P.C. / Section 251 of BNNS...

Discovery under Civil Procedure means a pre-trial procedural aspect where each party is given an opportunity to obtain evidence from the opposite party or parties. The main purpose of discovery is to make the parties aware...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") has notified the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations...

By virtue of Section 14(1)(d) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), the Applicant is prohibited in law from taking any action against the Corporate Debtor for the recovery of property.

Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the Act), which is a non-obstante provision, enumerates appealable orders. It provides that an appeal may be preferred against an order.

Order VI Rules 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (the ‘Civil Procedure Code') forms the cornerstone of the law on the amendment of pleadings.

In a significant development in the ongoing case of Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI & Anr. (Miscellaneous Application No. 2034/2022 in MA 1849/2021 in SLP(Crl) No. 5191/2021 ), the Supreme Court of India has issued critical directives ...

The primary goal of India's legal system is to guarantee that all its residents can obtain and receive justice.

In an era marked by globalization and economic integration, India stands as a beacon for foreign investors seeking lucrative opportunities.

International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of India, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

The intricacies involving the principle of sovereign immunity from the lens of enforcement in arbitral proceedings have been dealt for the first time by the Hon'ble Delhi High Court...