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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 & ADR

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 & ADR

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 & ADR

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 & ADR

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 & ADR

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 & ADR

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 & ADR

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 & ADR

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 & ADR

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

29th Jan, 2019

PIT Amendment Regulations, 2019_Provisions related to disclosure under Insider Trading Regulations now applicable to promoter group

  • Corporate and M&A,
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital

24th Jan, 2019

Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. v. Surajit Sen (Cal HC)

  • Disputes & ADR

The Hon’ble High Court of Calcutta in Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. v. Surajit Sen (GA No.3611 of 2011) held that if a court did not have jurisdictio...

24th Jan, 2019

Delhi HC_Mahyco Monsanto v. CCI

  • Competition,
  • Disputes & ADR

On December 18, 2018, a division bench of Delhi High Court has passed a judgement in the matter of Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (India) Private Limited ...



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