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Quick updates to help our readers stay up to date on various legal and regulatory developments. It is not intended to be an analysis on the subject, but merely a brief snapshot.

31st Jan, 2019

Bombay High Court upholding vires of definition of 'establishment' contained in Maharashtra S&E Act

  • Labour & Employment,
  • Disputes

A division bench of the Bombay High Court has, in the case of Dr. Pradeep Arora v. State of Maharashtra, upheld the vires of the definition of “est...

31st Jan, 2019

Winsome International Limited v. The New India Assurance Co. Limited

  • Disputes

On January 22, 2019 the High Court at Calcutta passed a judgment in the matter of: Winsome International Limited v. The New India Assurance Co. Lim...

31st Jan, 2019

Bombay High Court on scope of challenge against enforcement of foreign award

  • Disputes

The Hon’ble Bombay High Court in Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi S.r.I. v. Vijay Karia (Arbitration Petition No. 442 of 2017) has held that the Arbitration...

30th Jan, 2019

Supreme Court on whether a secured creditor has an right to file a winding up petition after obtaining a recovery certificate from the DRT

  • Corporate and M&A,
  • Finance,
  • Disputes

The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Swaraj Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. v. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Civil Appeal No. 1291 of 2019) has held that the a sec...

29th Jan, 2019

Calcutta High Court on whether stampability of agreement relevant for appointment of arbitrator where the existence of arbitration admitted

  • Disputes

The High Court of Calcutta (“Court”) in the case of Shri Bhagwandas Jain v. CTS Industries Ltd. and Anr (AP 453 of 2018) has held that the inadequa...

29th Jan, 2019

Supreme Court on extent of judicial interference in an administrative decision involving disputed questions of fact

  • Disputes

On December 5, 2018, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India passed a judgment in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Jha v. Prakash Chandra Chaudhary & Ors. (Ci...

29th Jan, 2019

SC on whether execution of an agreement for sale of tenanted premises between lessor and lessee ipso facto result in determination of the lease

  • Real Estate,
  • Disputes

On January 28, 2019, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India passed a judgment in the matter of Dr. H.K. Sharma v. Shri Ram Lal (Civil Appeal Nos. 1237-...

29th Jan, 2019

Calcutta High Court - While exercising contempt jurisdiction, court does not have power to modify order directing contempt

  • Disputes

The High Court of Calcutta, in the case of Brahma Deo Mishra v. State of West Bengal (GA 2582 of 2018) has held that while exercising contempt juri...

29th Jan, 2019

Forech India Ltd. v. Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Co. Ltd. [Civil Appeal No. 818 of 2018]

  • Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency,
  • Disputes

On January 22, 2019, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of Forech India Ltd. v. Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Co. Ltd. [Civil Appeal...

29th Jan, 2019

Allahabad High Court on determination of whether the clause is an arbitration clause or expert determination clause

  • Disputes

The main issue which fell for consideration before the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court was whether the following clause amounted to an arbitration clause

29th Jan, 2019

Delhi High Court on whether Section 29A of Arbitration Act applicable to arbitrations initiated prior to Amendment Act

  • Disputes

The main issue which fell for consideration before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, in the attached judgment, was whether The Arbitration and Concilia...

29th Jan, 2019

Supreme Court on determination of whether a clause is an arbitration clause

  • Disputes

The main issue which fell for consideration before the Hon’ble Supreme Court, in the attached judgment, was whether the following clause would amou...



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