Summary: A magistrate takes cognizance of an offence on a private complaint prior to examining the complainant on oath under Section 200 of the CrPC, 1973. However, BNSS, 2023, has upset this settled position. Like the erstwhile Section 200 of
Summary – At a time when drug regulators are intensifying enforcement against the sector across India, this article examines the regulatory framework within which drug regulators are required to act in the wake of the Bombay High Court’s recent order
Summary: The US Senate has passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which proposes to impose up to 100% secondary tariffs on countries importing significant volumes of Russian crude oil or natural gas, affecting all
Summary: The Bombay High Court, in Osterreichischer Lloyd v. Victore Ships, has held that a party seeking to enforce a foreign arbitral award in India does not lose its right to seek interim protective relief under Section 9 of the
Summary: The Bombay High Court has recently, in Norvic Shipping Asia PTE Limited v. Zigma International and Malaney Trading & Services LLP v. Uzer Makina VE Kalip Sanayi A.S. granted interim relief in foreign seated arbitrations. Providing guidance on the
Summary: Part I of this article examined the interplay between admiralty and insolvency law in India, particularly the effect of insolvency proceedings against a corporate debtor on in rem proceedings against its vessels. Part II turns to the conflict between
Summary: The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017, brought much needed reform to India’s maritime legal framework. Though its coexistence with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, and the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, has given rise
Summary: This article examines the comprehensive trajectory of the Vidarbha decision, beginning with a judgement based on exceptional circumstances that expanded the discretion of the Ld. NCLT(s) and contributed to delays in insolvency admissions. It further discusses the judicial limitation
Summary: A common misconception is that arbitral tribunals must decide every jurisdictional challenge under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, at the threshold before proceeding with the arbitration. This article explains why neither Section 16 nor the
Summary: The Supreme Court of India, in Maniyar Iliyaz v. P. Ayyappan, declared the right to walk on footpaths alongside roads a fundamental right under the Part III of the Constitution, prioritising pedestrian movement over vehicles. The case originated from
