[Garv Arora and Vatsal Jain are 3rd year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at HNLU, Raipur] By way of its circular titled ‘Framework for Short Selling’ dated January 5, 2024 (the ‘Circular’), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) has laid down a definitive framework to better regulate short-selling transactions in the Indian stock market.
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SUPREME COURT QUASHES FALSE RAPE CASE ON THE GROUND OF EXISTENCE OF CONSENT IN THE RELATIONSHIP
SUPREME COURT QUASHES FALSE RAPE CASE ON THE GROUND OF EXISTENCE OF CONSENT IN THE RELATIONSHIP INTRODUCTION A two-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal passed an Order dated 30.01.2024 in Criminal Appeal No. 1368 Of 2023 in Sheikh Arif Vs. State Of Maharashtra and Anr.
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SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS CONVICTION IN CHEQUE BOUNCE CASE INTRODUCTION A two-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta had passed an Order dated 29.01.2024 in Criminal Appeal No(S) 478 / 2024 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No(s). 16641 of 2023) in Ajitsinh Chehuji Rathod Vs. State Of Gujarat &
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Case Study: Sampuran Singh v. Niranjan Kaur, (1999) | Limitation Period for Redemption
The case Sampuran Singh v. Niranjan Kaur (Smt.) pertains to the limitation period for the redemption of the original mortgage document. Case Title: Sampuran Singh v. Niranjan Kaur (Smt.) Court: Supreme Court of India Citation: Appeal (Civil) 4544 of 1984 Petitioner: Sampuran Singh and Ors. Respondent: Niranjan Kaur and Ors. Bench: Justice A.P. Misra, Justice
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SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS THE LEGITIMACY OF TESTIMONY OF DECEASED’S FAMILY MEMBERS AGAINST THE APPELLANT- ACCUSED In a recent case of Haalesh vs. State of Karnataka, Criminal Appeal No.1954 of 2012 and other connected matters, a two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal passed a Judgment
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S&R Leads Legal Support for S&P Global’s $975 Million Divestiture to KKR
S&R Leads Legal Support for S&P Global’s $975 Million Divestiture to KKR Indian law firm S&R Associates advised S&P Global, a leading provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, and analytics in the global financial markets, on the Indian legal aspects of its $975 million divestiture of the Global Engineering Solutions Business to KKR, a global investment
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Dawn of A New Regime Governing Indian Debt Securities Market
Dawn of A New Regime Governing Indian Debt Securities Market The regulatory changes introduced by SEBI, elevates the Indian debt market’s efficiency and transparency with the global standards and is set to attract a diverse pool of investors leading to growth of the Indian debt securities market. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”)
... Continue Reading.Beyond the Hype: Risks and Regulations in Binary Options Trading
[Shaswat Kashyap is a 3rd-year student at Gujarat National Law University and Snigdha Dash a 3rd-year student at National Law University, Odisha] A post late last year on Money Control highlighted a disquieting trend where certain financial influencers (finfluencers) are endorsing binary-trading platforms that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has blacklisted. Social media profiles with significant
... Continue Reading.Empowering Investors: SEBI’s Game-Changing Circular on Trading Account Control
[Nikita Singh and Aishana are the third year law students at Gujarat National Law University.] The Indian stock broking industry is undergoing a major change with the introduction of a new facility for investors to voluntarily freeze or block their online access to their trading accounts. This facility, which was introduced by the Securities Exchange
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A Bird’s Eye View of Joint Development Arrangements Post the Enactment of the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016
A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF JOINT DEVELOPMENT ARRANGEMENTS POST THE ENACTMENT OF THE REAL ESTATE (REGULATION & DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 2016 Prior to the enactment of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, (RERA Act), the RE sector (particularly the JD projects) were largely unorganised and lacked a specific regulatory authority to look into the
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