[Shashyak Roy is a 1st year student and Arima Kaushal a 3rd year student at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata] In November 2024, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) released a discussion paper proposing the introduction of a voluntary pre-institution mediation mechanism for operational creditors (OCs) before they initiate proceedings under section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). According to IBBI data,
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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation in Land Acquisition Dispute
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation in Land Acquisition Dispute The Judgment in the Case of Barla Ram Reddy v. The State of Telangana & Connected Appeals (Civil Appeal No. __________ 2025 (Arising out of Special Leave Petition (C) Nos. 3150 – 3151 / 2023), was delivered by a Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India,
... Continue Reading.Supreme Court Clarifies Limits of Competent Authority under MOFA in Deemed Conveyance Cases Involving Third-Party Rights
Supreme Court Clarifies Limits of Competent Authority under MOFA in Deemed Conveyance Cases Involving Third-Party Rights The Judgment in the Case of Arunkumar H. Shah HUF v. Avon Arcade Premises Co-operative Society Ltd. & Ors. (CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5377 OF 2025 (Arising out of Special Leave Petition (C) No. 5432 of 2021), was delivered by
... Continue Reading.Strengthening Innovation: Kerala’s Vision for IPR and TK
Recently, a committee to revise Kerala’s 2008 IP and TK policy was formulated. The Committee will work on the draft 2025 policy and revise the policy for the state after 17 years. Looking at the draft version of the 2025 Policy, SpicyIP Intern Advika Singh Malik highlights its key recommendations and compares it with the
... Continue Reading.ABOLISH MERCY PETITION FOR TERRORISTS AND AMEND TERROR LAWS
ABOLISH MERCY PETITION FOR TERRORISTS AND AMEND TERROR LAWS It is definitely a national disgrace which we must boldly acknowledge now that Pakistan has been waging low intensity terror war against India since last more than four decades yet we see no Indian leader like late Mrs Indira Gandhi who in 1971 when she had
... Continue Reading.Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage on Grounds of Irretrievable Breakdown: Ramanuj Kumar vs. Priyanka (2025)
Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage on Grounds of Irretrievable Breakdown: Ramanuj Kumar vs. Priyanka (2025) A Three Judge Bench comprising of Judges Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice Saneep Mehta passed a judgment dated April 22,2025 in the case of Ramanuj Kumar vs Priyanka Civil Appeal No. 14276 of 2024wherein the Supreme Court held that
... Continue Reading.World IP Day 2025: ‘Feel The Beat Of IP’ In Human Or AI-Generated Music
World IP Day 2025: ‘Feel The Beat Of IP’ In Human Or AI-Generated Music The 2025 theme, “IP and Music: Feel the Beat of IP,” brings the music industry to centre stage by honouring creators, protecting performers, and examining how digital transformation, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), is reshaping the rhythm of creative expression. Every year
... Continue Reading.UUBO Advised CardinalStone Capital Advisers On US$18 Million Series B Fundraising For Arnergy Solar
UUBO advised CardinalStone Capital Advisers on US$18 million Series B fundraising for Arnergy Solar Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie (UUBO) advised CardinalStone Capital Advisers on the US$18 million Series B fundraising round for Arnergy Solar Limited, a leading Nigerian renewable energy company. The Series B round was led by the CardinalStone Capital Advisers Growth Fund (CCAGF),
... Continue Reading.Khaitan & Co Advised Oral Healthcare Company In Securing Release Of Withheld Consignment Before Madras High Court
Khaitan & Co advised oral healthcare company in securing release of withheld consignment before Madras High Court Khaitan & Co successfully represented a leading oral healthcare company in securing the release of a consignment of oral dental floss, which had been withheld on the grounds that the product was not registered under the Medical Devices
... Continue Reading.Analysing the Results of Patent Agent Exam 2025
Discussing an anomaly in the results of the Indian Patent Agent Exams, Rajiv Kumar Choudhary explains how viva voce played a determinative role in the results for some of the candidates, despite them securing the qualifying marks in Paper I and II. Rajiv is a practicing advocate based in New Delhi. He specialises in IP
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