Stamp Duty On Arbitral Awards: Chargeable Event After URC Construction
The Delhi High Court in URC Construction Pvt. Ltd. v. Airports Authority of India clarified that the chargeable event for stamp duty on an arbitral award is its…
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Khaitan & Co advised Godrej Finance Limited (GFL) On Its acquisition Of Gold Loan business Of Kanakadurga Finance Limited
Khaitan & Co advised Godrej Finance Limited (GFL) on the acquisition of the gold loan business of Kanakadurga Finance Limited, marking Godrej's entry into the g…
GST Arrest Despite Court-Directed Appearance Was 'Brazen Act Of Highhandedness': Punjab & Haryana HC Directs Release Of Businessman
The Punjab & Haryana High Court ordered the immediate release of a businessman arrested by CGST officials after he appeared before authorities pursuant to a cou…
Right Of Accused: Accessing FIRs At Earliest Stage
The right of an accused person to access a copy of the FIR at the earliest stage has once again come into focus after the Supreme Court directed the Ghaziabad P…
Supreme Court Upholds HC Verdict: Saying "Dua" for Electoral Success Not Soliciting Votes on Religious Grounds
The Supreme Court upheld a High Court ruling that merely seeking a "dua" (prayer) for electoral success does not amount to soliciting votes on religious grounds…
Orissa High Court: Victim Cannot Introduce New Evidence Not Part of Chargesheet
The Orissa High Court has ruled that a victim cannot seek to introduce documents or evidence during trial that were not part of the police chargesheet or invest…
Supreme Court Restores ₹8 Lakh Compensation Despite Missing Railway Ticket
The Supreme Court restored ₹8 lakh compensation to the family of a railway accident victim, holding that the absence of a recovered train ticket alone cannot de…
Supreme Court Rules Bareboat Charter Ends Upon Valid Termination, Even Without Vessel Repossession
The Supreme Court has held that a bareboat charter can validly terminate upon the issuance of a contractual termination notice, even if the vessel has not yet b…
Supreme Court Declines Plea to Adopt Hindi as Its Official Language
The Supreme Court declined a plea seeking the adoption of Hindi as the Court's official language, reiterating that proceedings before the apex court are conduct…
Stamping hurdle in enforcement of arbitral awards
The Delhi High Court has held that an insufficiently stamped arbitral award cannot be enforced merely by paying the deficit stamp duty at a later stage. The Cou…
Kerala court orders FIR against actress Lakshmi Priya for sexually coloured remarks about actress Ansiba Hassan
A Kerala court has directed the police to register an FIR against actress Lakshmi Priya, her husband, and a woman police officer based on a complaint filed by a…
Trilegal, JSA, Solicis Lex act on Samara Capital's stake acquisition in Associated Road Carriers, Calyx Container Terminals
Samara Capital has acquired a stake in Associated Road Carriers (ARC) and Calyx Container Terminals as part of a transaction aimed at creating a scaled B2B logi…
Matter not of one lady but about PM: Delhi HC orders takedown of explicit AI photo of woman with PM Modi seen during CJP protest
The Delhi High Court directed the removal of an explicit AI-generated image depicting a woman alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi, observing that the matter …
Delhi High Court: POCSO Cases Cannot Be Quashed on the Basis of Compromise
The Delhi High Court has ruled that offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cannot be quashed merely because the accused and …
Supreme Court Expresses Hope for Women's Representation in Bar Council of India
The Supreme Court has expressed hope that women advocates will secure meaningful representation in the newly constituted Bar Council of India (BCI), while direc…