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NCLT Declines CIRP Admission Against Electrotherm, Finds Dispute Predates Demand Notice Introduction The National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench, in a petition filed under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, examined whether insolvency proceedings can be initiated in the presence of a pre-existing dispute. The Tribunal refused to admit the CIRP plea

Orissa High Court Holds SARFAESI Cannot Be Invoked After Debt Is Extinguished Under IBC Resolution Plan Introduction The Orissa High Court examined the interplay between the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) and the SARFAESI Act, 2002, particularly whether enforcement rights under SARFAESI survive after a debt has been extinguished under an approved resolution plan.

In keeping with a broad global trend, the Indian Patent Office has refused Dr. Stephen Thaler’s patent application which sought to recognise Dr. Thaler’s AI system DABUS as the inventor of a ‘food container and devices and methods for attracting enhanced attention’. The Indian patent office’s decision goes a step beyond the refusals issued by

Chandhiok & Mahajan Elevates 12 Lawyers, Including Saurabh Bachhawat & Savar Mahajan as Counsel The leading full-service Indian law firm, Chandhiok & Mahajan, Advocates and Solicitors (C&M), has elevated 12 lawyers in its latest promotions round, reinforcing the firm’s next-generation leadership across key practice areas including corporate and M&A, disputes, restructuring, real estate, and competition

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Mapletree Logistics Trust on acquisition of logistics warehousing facility in Bhiwandi The leading law firm in India, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Ltd. (in its capacity as manager of Mapletree Logistics Trust), HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited (as trustee of Mapletree Logistics Trust), and the purchasing entity

Khaitan & Co advised JSW Sambalpur Steel Limited on INR 12,000 crore term loan facility from State Bank of India The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised JSW Sambalpur Steel Limited in relation to a rupee term loan facility aggregating to INR 12,000 crores availed from State Bank of India. The transaction

Entering the second half of April with a post on the ANI v OpenAI, judgment of which has been reserved by the Delhi HC. Can an entity that is no longer a registered copyright society continue to demand licensing fees? Post on PPL’s ongoing litigation. Another post on the Delhi HC holding that removing an

This post is co-authored with Dr. Aakanksha Kumar. Dr. Aakanksha Kumar (She/Her) is an independent researcher and academic who also consults with content creators and advises Chhattisgarhi music artists on copyright-related matters. Previously, she served as Associate Professor, Associate Dean, and Associate Director of the Centre for Post Graduate Legal Studies (CPGLS) at Jindal Global

                                        While keeping in view the huge surge in number of accidents on roads over the years, the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled In Re: Phalodi Accident vs

The Chhattisgarh High Court has declined to quash an FIR and subsequent criminal proceedings against professor Dilip Jha, who is accused of coercing non-Muslim students to participate in offering namaz during a National Service Scheme (NSS) camp in Bilaspur. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, in its April 15