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The legislative premise was clear: predictable and time-bound adjudication of commercial disputes is integral to strengthening investor confidence in the independence, efficiency, and credibility of India's legal system.

This judgment settles a significant procedural ambiguity regarding the enforcement of RERA Authority orders in Karnataka.

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.

The Supreme Court's decision in Hemant S. Hathi & Anr. v. CBI & Ors. is a landmark in India's regulatory approach. The Court quashed criminal, PMLA, SFIO, and other proceedings after petitioners agreed to pay...

In a recent case titled Sanjabij Tari vs. Kishore S. Borcar , the Supreme Court has taken a landmark step toward modernising and reforming the procedure and delivery of justice in cheque bounce cases.

The Supreme Court's recent judgment in re: summoning advocates who give legal opinion or represent parties during investigation of cases and related issues (suo motu writ petition (crl.) no. 2 of 2025)...

In a significant pronouncement on motor insurance liability, the Supreme Court of India in Hind Samachar Ltd. (Delhi Unit) v. National Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors.

The Supreme Court of India, in Deep Nursing Home and Another v. Manmeet Singh Mattewal and Others (2025 INSC 1094), delivered on 9 September 2025...

There is a broad underlying generational issue, namely, the growing crisis of student suicides in the context of contemporary education. As articulated by philosophers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Jiddu Krishnamurti...

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...

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...