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.

10th Dec, 2019

Karnataka High Court on limitation period for claiming gratuity

  • Labour & Employment,
  • Disputes

In a recent case, the Karnataka High Court was asked to consider whether the orders passed by competent authority appointed under the Payment of Gr...

29th Nov, 2019

Madras High Court on applicability of Bonus Act to a factory established by a not for profit Trust

  • Labour & Employment,
  • Disputes

In a relatively recent decision of the Madras High Court, rendered in the case of Management Of Worth Trust v. The Presiding Officer [W.A.No.1732 o...

29th Nov, 2019

Bombay High Court on process to be followed for declaring a non-wholetime non-promoter director as Wilful Defaulter

  • Corporate and M&A,
  • Disputes

28th Nov, 2019

Application u/s 11 of Arbitration Act cannot be dismissed on grounds of limitation

  • Disputes

On November 27, 2019, the Supreme Court passed an order in the matter of M/s. Uttarakhand Purv Sainik Kalyan Nigam Limited v. Northern Coal Field L...

21st Nov, 2019

Cal HC-Single application under Sec 17 can be filed for challenging separate notices under Sec 13(4) of the SARFAESI Act, pertaining to different secured assets for a single debt

  • Finance,
  • Disputes

In the matter of Ramsay Exim and Technology Private Limited v. ICICI Bank Limited, the issue which came for consideration before the Calcutta High ...

21st Nov, 2019

Cal HC on 'readiness' and 'willingness' being important ingredients for grant of a decree for specific performance

  • Disputes

In a recent judgment dated October 1, 2019 passed by the Calcutta High Court in the matter of Shivshankar Resources Ltd. & Ors. ("Appellants") vs. ...

18th Nov, 2019

Kerala HC issues rules on guardianship of people in comatose stage

  • Disputes

An interesting statutory lacuna has been noticed by several High Courts in the country, inter alia, the Bombay, Allahabad, Delhi and Kerala High Co...

15th Nov, 2019

Calcutta High Court on whether approval of Resolution Plan under IBC discharges the Guarantors

  • Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency,
  • Disputes

In a recent judgment dated November 13, 2019 passed by the Calcutta High Court in the matter of Gouri Shankar Jain ("Petitioner") vs. Punjab Nation...

14th Nov, 2019

Supreme Court on Illegality as a defence

  • Disputes

Illegality, as a defence, to deny claim of a party to an illegal agreement to enforce other party’s end of bargain has seen a lot of traction now d...

05th Nov, 2019

Cal HC on resulting company's right to avail pre-qualification experience of demerged entity with effect from Appoint Date

  • Corporate and M&A,
  • Disputes

31st Oct, 2019

Supreme Court on imputation of criminal liability on MD of the accused company

  • Corporate and M&A,
  • Disputes

On August 23, 2019, the Supreme Court gave a decision in the case of Shiv Kumar Jatia Vs. State (NCT of Delhi). (Criminal Appeal No. 1263 of 2019) ...

23rd Oct, 2019

State of Jharkhand v. HSS Integrated SDN - Scope of Interference under Section 34 and 37 of Arbitration Act

  • Disputes

On October 18, 2019, the Supreme Court gave its decision in the case of State of Jharkhand v. HSS Integrated SDN & Anr. (Special Leave to Appeal (C...



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