INTRODUCTIONThis Article examines the Supreme Court’s Judgment in Rikhab Chand Jain v. Union of India & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 6719 of 2012, decided on 12 November 2025 by Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Aravind Kumar. The core legal issue in the case revolves around the exercise of writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the
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SHARED DESTINATIONS, DIFFERENT PATHS: EQUALISING SENIORITY IN THE HIGHER JUDICIARY
INTRODUCTIONThe Supreme Court’s Judgment in All India Judges Association & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., 2025 INSC 1328 (W.P. (C) No. 1022/1989), delivered on 19 November 2025 by a Constitution Bench comprising Hon’ble the Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, K. Vinod Chandran and Joymalya Bagchi, finally settles the
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... Continue Reading.Demat and Pre-2019 Transfers: Implications of SEBI’s Proposed for Listed Companies
[Gungun Sharma and Vibhor Maloo are 4th year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) students at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur] On October 17, 2025, Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) issued a consultation paper proposing amendments to the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“LODR Regulations”) to resolve a long-standing issue of transfer of shares executed in physical form before
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[Ayush Agrawal is a 4th year B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law Institute University, Bhopal] The regulatory landscape governing listed entities in India constantly evolves to address unique market challenges and governmental priorities of growth and welfare. A recent, significant development in India’s securities law is the introduction of regulation 38B under the Securities and Exchange Board of India
... Continue Reading.Supreme Court Clarifies RBI Approval under FEMA Not Needed to Satisfy Arbitral Awards
[Anirudh Gotety is an international disputes and commercial disputes lawyer currently based in New Delhi] This August, the Supreme Court of India (“SCI”) pronounced its Judgment in GPE (India) Ltd v. Twarit Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd, holding that payment to satisfy arbitral awards which grant damages for the breach of a put option in favour of a
... Continue Reading.SEBI’s New Framework for Technical Glitches: A Step Toward Balance or More Burden?
[Sharnam Agarwal is a 3rd year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law Institute University, Bhopal] Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) released a Consultation Paper titled, “Review of Framework to address the ‘technical glitches’ in Stock Brokers’ Electronic Trading Systems.” This paper proposes a comprehensive revision of SEBI’s 2022 framework which was established to address
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The Supreme Court of India, in a recent decision addressed a challenging question of criminal jurisprudence concerning the sufficiency of evidence required to sustain a conviction for murder. The Appeal titled Govind v. State of Haryana (Criminal Appeal No. 5641 of 2024) was filed against conviction by the Trial Court and subsequent affirmation by the
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The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a significant Judgment in Civil Appeal No. 2322 of 2013 titled Kolanjiammal (D) Thr Lrs. v. The Revenue Divisional Officer Perambalur District & Ors. The Court addressed critical issues concerning the scope of statutory remedies available under the Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act, 1864 and the intersection between
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[Saksham Agrawal is a third-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law School of India University, Bangalore] The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (“the Code”) was enacted to consolidate India’s fragmented insolvency framework and shift the philosophy of insolvency from litigation and recovery to collective resolution and value maximisation. Since its enactment, the Code has been
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