Updates



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.

05th Feb, 2019

Bom HC on whether the report of bailiff on a summons issued by a Court could be said to be public document under Evidence Act

  • Disputes

04th Feb, 2019

Bombay HC - Additional structures without consent of the flat holders

  • Real Estate,
  • Disputes

The Hon’ble Bombay High Court on January 25, 2019 passed a judgment in the matter of Shri Vitthal Laxman Patil v Kores (India) Pvt. Ltd Real Estate...

04th Feb, 2019

Reshma Majeed v. Shameer Babu (High Court of Kerala)

  • Disputes

On 15 January 2019, the High Court of Kerala, in Reshma Majeed v. Shameer Babu (OP (FC) No.228/2018), held that the lawyer for the opposite party m...

04th Feb, 2019

SC- Sneh Lata Goel v. Pushplata and others (Civil Appeal No.116/2019)

  • Disputes

On 07 January 2019, the Supreme Court, in Sneh Lata Goel v. Pushplata and others (Civil Appeal No.116/2019), held that an Executing Court does not ...

31st Jan, 2019

Mohanlal Agarwal v. Manjan Devi Patni and others (C.O. No. 3328/2018)

  • Disputes

On January 24, 2019, the Calcutta High Court passed judgment in the matter of Mohanlal Agarwal v. Manjan Devi Patni and others (C.O. No. 3328/2018)...

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-...



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