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[Deergha Meena is a fourth-year student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad] In 2024, SEBI mandated FPIs that managed equity assets in India exceeding ₹25,000 crore to provide granular-level disclosures on their beneficial owners. In a recent circular, SEBI increased this threshold to ₹50,000 crore, reducing the number of FPIs required to disclose beneficial ownership details. The change,

SUPREME COURT REAFFIRMS TRIAL COURT’S POWER TO SUMMON ACCUSED In a significant ruling that reinforces the judicial authority to summon additional accused during trial, the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Harjinder Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr., 2025 INSC 634, (SLP (Criminal) No. 1891 of 2024), decided on 6th May, 2025, clarified the evidentiary threshold

Stop Insulting Constitution By Denying West UP Even A Single High Court Bench  If we jog our memory a little back, we can recall how even the then former UN Secretary General Ban ki Moon while he was UN Secretary General had slammed UP as “rape and crime capital of India”! At first blush, even

A slight modification of an existing design does not confer exclusive rights. Introduction: The case of Glaxo Smithkline Consumer Healthcare vs. Amigo Brushes Private Limited & Anr. revolves around an alleged infringement of a registered toothbrush design. The plaintiff, a global healthcare company, sought an interlocutory injunction restraining the defendant from manufacturing, selling, or offering

[Harsh Bansal is a 4th year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law] On 1 April 2025, the Supreme Court (SC) in Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Ltd. v. 63 Moons Technologies Ltd.(PCHFL), albeit as an ancillary issue, answered the question of who benefits from recoveries in fraudulent or wrongful trading transactions under the

[Anushka Kanabar is a third-year student at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore] The conception of parties “claiming through or under” parties to an arbitration agreement has undergone a significant evolution since the Supreme Court judgement in Cox and Kings v. SAP India. Appearing in sections 8, 35, 45, 54, and 73 of the Arbitration

Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Order VII Rule 11 CPC in Cases Involving Disputed Limitation and Power of Attorney A Two Judge Bench comprising of Judges Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan passed a Judgment dated April 29,2025 in the case of P.Kumarakurubaran Versus P.Narayana & Ors. Civil Appeal No. 5622 of 2025 [

Supreme Court Restores FIR in Property Dispute: Emphasizes Comprehensive Investigation in Cross FIR Cases A Two Judge Bench comprising of Judges Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Manmohan passed a Judgment dated April 29,2025 in the case of Punit Beriwala vs the State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. Criminal Appeal No. 1834 of 2015 arising

SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES IMPOSITION OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IN DELAYED CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS The Judgment in the Case of Consolidated Construction Consortium Limited v. Software Technology Parks of India (CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5383 OF 2024), was delivered by a Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising Hon’ble Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

SUPREME COURT REITERATES LIMITS OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION IN CONTRACTUAL DISPUTES The Judgment in the Case of Aaditya Khaitan & Ors. v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors., Criminal Appeal No. of 2025 (Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No.15413 of 2023), was delivered by a Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising Hon’ble Justice Sudhanushu