In Lucknow Nagar Nigam & Others v. Kohli Brothers Colour Lab Pvt Ltd & Others, the hon’ble Supreme Court of India (Supreme Court) resolved a contentious legal dispute regarding the exemption of property tax on enemy property. The case centered around a property situated on Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, designated as ‘enemy property’ under…
The hon’ble Supreme Court of India (Supreme Court) delivered a significant ruling in the matter Ansal Crown Heights Flat Buyers Association (Regd.) v. Ansal Crown Infrabuild Pvt. Ltd. (ACIPL) & Ors. addressing the complex interplay between insolvency proceedings and consumer complaints and affirmed that directors and officers of a company can still be held accountable…
The hon’ble Supreme Court of India (Supreme Court) in the matter of Avitel Post Studioz Limited v. HPEIF Holdings 1 Limited upheld the High Court’s decision facilitating enforcement of final award dated September 27, 2014 issued in SIAC Arbitration and held that enforcement of foreign awards should be refused on the ground of bias only…
In January 2018, the Government of India had notified the Electoral Bonds Scheme 2018. It was touted as means for anonymous donation to political parties in India. The bonds were to be issued by the State Bank of India (SBI) in multiples of INR 1,000, INR 10,000, INR 1 lakh, INR 10 lakhs and INR…
In a recent judgment in the matter of High Court Bar Association, Allahabad v. State of U.P., 2024 INSC 150, the hon’ble Supreme Court of India (Supreme Court) overruled its own judgment in Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency v. CBI (2018) 16 SCC 299 to the extent of its dictum qua expiry of interm orders.…
A writ petition (bearing reference number 838 of 2019) was filed in the case of M.K. Ranjitsinh and Others (the Petitioners) vs. Union of India and Others (the Respondents), as a public interest petition, to seek protection of two species of birds (namely the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and the Lesser Florican), which are on…
In anticipation of the upcoming General Elections pursuant to which new formed government would present the full-fledged Budget in July this year, in February, the current Government of India introduced the Interim Budget. The Budget was preceded by an ‘The Indian Economy: A Review’ which outlined the Indian economy’s journey in the last ten…
On January 10, 2024, the Government of Karnataka notified the Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules, 2024 (Rules) in accordance with Section 4A of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (Gratuity Act) prescribing a mandatory requirement for employers to obtain a valid insurance policy to cover their liability towards payment of gratuity under the Gratuity Act.…
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India (MNRE) had launched National Green Hydrogen Mission (Mission) in January 2023. To take the objective of the Mission forward, the MNRE on February 14, 2024, notified the guidelines for implementation of pilot projects for use of green hydrogen in the transport sector (Scheme) with a…
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), on January 2, 2019, issued the Approved Models and Manufacturers of Solar Photovoltaic Modules (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2019 (ALMM Order). As per the ALMM Order, only the models and manufacturers (of solar PV modules) included in ALMM List were eligible for use in Government projects/Government…