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.

24th Aug, 2020

Kerala HC holds that secured creditor can claim priority for sale and payment over statutory charges and decides upon the effect of the unnotified amendments to SARFAESI

  • Finance,
  • Disputes & ADR

The Kerala High Court vide its judgment dated May 19, 2020, in the case of Travancore Devaswom Board v. The Deputy Examiner, Local Fund Audit and o...

24th Aug, 2020

Supreme Court: Liability of previous electricity dues of the last owner can be recovered from the purchaser purchasing in an

  • Disputes & ADR

The Supreme Court vide its judgment dated June 1, 2020, in the matter of Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited and Ors. v. Sr...

24th Aug, 2020

Chhattisgarh HC: Amount under S. 13(2) notice is to be considered for calculating the deposit amount under S. 18 and not any subsequent interest

  • Finance,
  • Disputes & ADR

The Chhattisgarh High Court vide its judgment dated May 18, 2020 in the matter of Shri Mohan Products Private Limited v. State Bank of India and or...

21st Aug, 2020

RBI notifies Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) System for Digital Payments

  • Finance,
  • Disputes & ADR,
  • Technology and Data Privacy

11th Aug, 2020

Test for permitting an amendment to an arbitration application

  • Disputes & ADR

In its judgment dated June 11, 2020 in the matter of Prakash Industries Limited v. Bengal Energy Limited, Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya of the Calc...

11th Aug, 2020

Calcutta HC sets aside an order granting anti-arbitration injunction on the ground that no prima facie finding exists against the arbitration agreement being either null, void or inoperable or incapable of being performed

  • Disputes & ADR

05th Aug, 2020

Madras HC dismisses writ petition challenging the validity of fees to be paid by insolvency professionals to the IBBI

  • Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency,
  • Disputes & ADR

The Madras High Court, on July 28, 2020, dismissed a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of regulations 7(2)(ca) and 13(2)(ca) of...

04th Aug, 2020

Supreme Court rules on whether an employer would be permitted to withhold gratuity during the pendency of disciplinary proceedings against a superannuated employee

  • Labour & Employment,
  • Disputes & ADR

A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on May 27, 2020 in the case of Chairman¬-cum¬-Managing Director, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited v. Sri Rabind...

03rd Aug, 2020

Madras High Court rules on whether a probe into the evidence and facts relating to a settlement can be adjudicated by a Labour Court/Tribunal as an 'industrial dispute'

  • Labour & Employment,
  • Disputes & ADR

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court, on July 13, 2020 in the matter of Royal Enfield Employees Union v. The Government of Tamil Nadu, had dea...

03rd Aug, 2020

Gujarat High Court rules on whether it is justified to reinstate a workman even wherein there is a delay in raising a dispute by the workman

  • Labour & Employment,
  • Disputes & ADR

The Gujarat High Court on May 29, 2020 in the matter of Lakhamshi Govindji Haria School v. Kirit Bhupatbhai Bhatt and anr., had dealt with the issu...

31st Jul, 2020

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs notifies the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020

  • Disputes & ADR

30th Jul, 2020

Supreme Court holds that certificate under Section 65B(4) of the Evidence Act is a condition precedent to the admissibility of evidence by way of electronic record

  • Disputes & ADR



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