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Relying on Section 7 of the Arbitration Act, the Court emphasized that while an arbitration agreement must be in writing (Section 7(3)), it need not be signed if acceptance is demonstrated through written communications such as emails, performance, invoices, or other documentary records.

India Litigation

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Equal Coparcenary Rights And Limits Of Review: Supreme Court Clarification

The Supreme Court of India in Malleeswari v. K. Suguna & Anr. (2025 INSC 1080, decided on 8 September 2025) delivered a significant judgment that touches on two pillars of Indian property law...

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IndiaLaw LLP

300 Meter Restraining Order In Stalking & Harassment Case: The Power Of Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs)

I have watched several episodes of the series Suits in which US Courts issue Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) being emergency orders often granted ex-parte (without the respondent's present)...

India Litigation

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Anhad Law

Procedure To Change The Lawyer During Pendency Of A Case

In any litigation or court case, Civil or Criminal, the lawyer-client relationship is intricate. It is part exercise in teamwork and part close relationship requiring...

India Litigation

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Ethical Legal Consultants

Transfer Of Criminal Trials: Safeguard Or Delay Tactic?

White And Brief Advocates And Solicitors

Delhi High Court Clarifies: Pre-Institution Mediation Mandatory Even For Commercial Counter-Claims

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

High Court Of Delhi Held That The Power Under Section 151 Of CPC Has To Be Exercised With Caution And Circumspection

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Justice In Time: Allahabad High Court Orders Six-Month Limit On Maintenance Cases

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Impleading Petitions Can Be Entertained At Any Stage Before Judgment: Madras High Court Clarifies

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Corporate & Commercial Monthly Newsletter | July 2025

India Commercial

HA

HSA Advocates

The Role Of Show Cause Notice In Adjudication Proceedings

SO

S&A Law Offices

IndiaLaw Monthly Newsletter – June Edition

India Commercial

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Unlocking The Secrets Of Search And Seizure: New Rules, New Tools, New Era

India Litigation

SL

Samagra Law

Preinstitution Mediation Is Mandatory, Even For Counterclaims, Under The Commecial Courts Act 2015: Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd v Mrs Saroj Tandon

India Litigation

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Tuli & Co

India Technology

AP

AZB & Partners

24 P2P Lending FAQs, InvIT Norms & Amazon's NBFC Play – Sept 6, 2025 (Podcast)

India Technology

AP

AK & Partners

The First Sale Rule: A Potential Workaround For Indian Businesses Against U.S. Tariffs

Worldwide International

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Singhania & Co.

Navigating FTAs In India – Claiming Duty Benefits Under The Regional Trade Agreements

India International

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Aurtus Consulting LLP

Decoding The India–UK CETA: An Overview Of Trade, Services And Compliances

Worldwide International

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RPV Legal

Trust In India: Everything You Need To Know

Trusts play a significant role in the legal and financial landscape of India, serving as essential tools for managing property, supporting charitable causes, and ensuring the orderly transfer of wealth.

India Commercial

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Process Of Trial Of Criminal Cases In India

India has a well-established statutory, administrative and judicial framework for criminal trials. Indian Penal laws are primarily governed...

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Vaish Associates Advocates

Revisiting FIR Quashing: Supreme Court's Perspective In Abhishek Singh v. Ajay Kumar & ORS

The Supreme Court of India, in its recent judgment in Abhishek Singh v. Ajay Kumar & Ors revisited the principles of criminal law concerning the quashing of FIRs.

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Statutory Timelines Prescribed For Filing Of A Written Statement: Whether Absolute Or Discretionary?

Pleading comprising of a plaint and a written statement constitutes a crucial part of a civil suit. Under Rule 1 of Order VI of the Civil Procedure Code...

India Commercial

MCO Legals

The Law On Amendment Of Pleadings In Civil Suits

India Litigation

SC

Solomon & Co.

Notice To Accused & Witnesses By Police In India : Supreme Court Reinforces Safeguards For Arrest Procedures And Undertrial Rights

India Litigation

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Vaish Associates Advocates

Judicial Activism And Patent Law

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S&A Law Offices

Compelling Voice Samples In Domestic Violence Cases: Bombay High Court Clarifies Legal Position

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Territorial Jurisdiction For Pre-institution Mediation Under The Commercial Courts Act, 2015

India Litigation

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Analysis Of The Civil Trial Judicial Process

India Litigation

Diwan Advocates

Supreme Court: Party Still Liable For Violating Injunction Order Even After It's Set Aside

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Litigation Update | Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses In Private Employment Contracts Upheld By Supreme Court

India Employment

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Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

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

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Dispute Resolution & ADR Newsletter - April 2025

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

Supreme Court: Party Still Liable For Violating Injunction Order Even After It's Set Aside

The Hon'ble Supreme Court ("SC") in a recent case, clarified that the subsequent setting aside of an injunction order does not absolve a party from liability for disobeying the order during its validity.

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Litigation Update | Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses In Private Employment Contracts Upheld By Supreme Court

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 Employment

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Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

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

The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a judgment in the case of Rajiv Ghosh v. Satya Naryan Jaiswal, a dispute relating to tenancy rights and eviction...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Dispute Resolution & ADR Newsletter - April 2025

The April 2025 edition of Fox & Mandal's Dispute Resolution & ADR newsletter analyses the 3-fold test to determine the law governing the arbitration in an international commercial agreement; impleadment of an LLP despite not being signatory to the arbitration agreement; factors for determining the maintainability of a subsequent FIR/ECIR; execution of NCDRC's penalty orders during interim moratorium under Section 96, IBC; and other recent judgments of the Supreme Court of India and High Courts.

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

A Document's Title Alone Cannot Define Its True Nature, Clarifies Supreme Court

India Commercial

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AJA Legal

Supreme Court Sets Aside Fraudulent Arbitration Awards Rendered In Unilaterally Conducted Arbitral Proceedings

The Supreme Court in State of Uttar Pradesh v. R.K. Pandey [2025:INSC:48] delivered an important ruling addressing the fraudulent invocation of arbitration proceedings and the unilateral appointment of arbitrators.

India Litigation

Trinity Chambers

Delhi High Court Reiterates That Timelines For Putting Up A Challenge Under Section 34 Of The Arbitration Act Are Sacrosanct

The Delhi High Court in M/s Indure Pvt. Ltd. v. Aneja Construction (India) Ltd. [2024:DHC:9861] reaffirmed the principle that statutory timelines for challenging arbitral awards under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ("A&C Act") are sacrosanct.

India Litigation

Trinity Chambers

High Court Appointing Arbitrator Under Section 11(6) Is Not A "Court" Under Section 42; Jurisdiction For Section 34 Challenges Lies With The Principal Civil Court: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court in Chief General Manager, H.P. Telecom Circle v. Kashmir Singh [2025:HHC:305] addressed a important jurisdictional issue concerning the appropriate Court for filing objections under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ("A&C Act").

India Litigation

Trinity Chambers

Delhi Witness Protection Scheme, 2025: Safeguarding Vulnerable Witnesses In Legal Proceedings

The Delhi Witness Protection Scheme, 2025, notified under Section 398 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, marks a significant step toward ensuring the safety of witnesses...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Effect Of Non-Registration Of A Partnership Firm

India Litigation

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

SC Holds That Loss On Capital Reduction Is Allowable - Capital Reduction Akin To Extinguishment Or Relinquishment And Thus Results In Transfer Of Shares

India Litigation

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Aurtus Consulting LLP

Supreme Court Reiterates Strict Deadline For Challenging Arbitral Award

India Litigation

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Naik Naik & Company

The Bombay High Court's Landmark Ruling: Natural Guardians, Joint Family Property Management And The Protection Of Minors' Interests

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

The Hon'ble Supreme Court Reaffirmed That The Power Of Judicial Review Should Not Be Invoked To Circumvent The Statutory Process Prescribed Under Specialized Legislations Like The Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code.

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

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

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Unveiling The Right To Challenge Assessments: Is Consent The End?

India Litigation

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

No Limitation Bar For Perpetual Injunction Decrees; Each Violation A Fresh Cause Of Action: Supreme Court Of India

India Litigation

Trinity Chambers

SARFAESI Newsletter | February 2025

India Litigation

DL

Dentons Link Legal

SARFAESI Newsletter | December 2024 - January 2025

India Litigation

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Supreme Court: High Courts May Interfere Under Article 226/227 Only If The Arbitral Tribunal's Order Is Glaringly Perverse

India Litigation

AP

Argus Partners

Supreme Court: A Plaint Containing Multiple Reliefs Cannot Be Rejected In Its Entirety Solely Because One Of The Reliefs Is Untenable

India Litigation

AP

Argus Partners

Supreme Court Clarifies That Compromise Decrees Asserting Pre-existing Rights Are Not Subject To Registration Or Payment Of Stamp Duty

India Litigation

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JSA

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

India Litigation

Trinity Chambers

Rejection Of Plaints Cannot Be Permitted In Part Due To Purported Statutory Bar On Few Reliefs Being Sought: SC

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

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