Month: March 2021

The Karnataka High Court has issued video conference guidelines which are allowed to be followed through advocacy parties-in-person and video conferences. 1. Hearing of cases through video conference instead of open court hearing. Therefore, even during video conferencing hearings, the decorum applicable to the court hall hearings will be followed. 2. Before joining a video

This Article is submitted by: Naga Snigdha Nemani Article 15 prohibits the discrimination on the basis of religion, sex, caste, race and palce of birth. Indian Constitution also prohibits any kind of disability, restriciton or condition with regard to accessing shops, hotels, public parks and restaurants. Also no individual can be prohibited from using wells,

ITAT grants relief to builders association, says activities undertaken ain’t commercial The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai Bench, on 8 March 2021 in the case titled Builders Association of India (Assessee) v. Income Tax Officer (Revenue) allowed the exemption under Section 11(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (IT Act) as activities that are

The Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court on 16th March 2021 administered the Hon’ble District and Sessions Judge, Faridabad to investigate concerning the accusations of Illegal Detention and Custodial Torture of Shiv Kumar.  The Hon’ble Bench has also directed all related parties to the present case to lend their full support to the Hon’ble Sessions

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. advised acquisition of Flutter Entertainment in Junglee Games Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. advised Flutter Entertainment Plc. to acquire 50.06% of the securities of Junglee Games Inc. – a leading online real money gaming company in India including shares of Ankush Gera. The date of closing was 28 January 2021.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court has launched the online e-copying software to ease doorstep and contactless delivery of attested copies of the judgments. Consequently, it will not be necessary for participants to physically come to the counter of the Registry to apply and acquire such copies. This e-copying software is available on the website of

Jitesh Shahani joins S&R Associates as a Partner in Mumbai Erstwhile Partner at the firm – L&L Partners – Jitesh Shahani has joined S&R Associates as a Partner in the Firm’s Mumbai office. Jitesh Shahani’s practice focuses on equity and debt capital markets transactions. He has represented issuers and investment banks on a variety of

ITAT Allows Further Extension of Stay for 6 months for Collecting out-standing Tax Demand against Google India The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore Bench, on 12 March 2021, in the case titled M/s. Google India Pvt. Ltd. (Appellant) v. ACIT Circle (Respondent) allowed the further extension of stay of collection of outstanding tax demand

This article aims to understand the meaning of cross border insolvency, its theory, legal framework and concept across nations. The understanding of cross border insolvency in international trade is highly important for its stakeholders and its increasing necessity and importance in international trade can be realized by the evolution of UNCITRAL model laws. An attempt

Madhurima Mukherjee: Thought she was Former AZB & Partners Delhi capital markets partner Madhurima Mukherjee Saha had joined J Sagar Associates (JSA) in June 2020 as an independent senior consultant. Now, around nine months later, she has been offered and has accepted equity partnership at JSA, effective from 1 April. Mukherjee said in a statement,