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Former OLA Group GC Rohit Kumar Appointed General Counsel at ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS) has appointed Rohit Kumar, formerly Group General Counsel at OLA Group, as its new General Counsel, succeeding Ashok Kumar P, who is joining UltraTech Cement. Kumar is a 2002 graduate of Symbiosis International University, holding a

The Division Bench (DB) of the Delhi High Court (DHC) has issued an order, observing prima facie, that a revocation petition against a patent whose statutory term has expired is not maintainable. DB has also appointed Senior Advocate Swathi Sukumar as amicus to assist the Court on this issue. This prima facie observation contradicts the

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. advised Tenneco Clean Air India on its ₹3,600 crore initial public offering The Leading Law firm in India, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (SAM) advised Tenneco Clean Air India Limited on its ₹3,600 crore (US$406 million) initial public offering, comprising an offer for sale of 90,680,100 equity shares by the

In a significant ruling that reshapes the contours of consumer law compliance for technology transactions, the Supreme Court of India in M/s Poly Medicure Ltd. v. M/s Brillio Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (2025 INSC 1314) held that a company purchasing specialised commercial software for its business operations is not a “consumer” under Section 2(1)(d) of the

Eversheds Sutherland Expands Dubai Team With Finance and Restructuring Partners Mike Rainey and Asal Saghari From King & Spalding The global corporate law firm Eversheds Sutherland has announced the appointment of Mike Rainey and Asal Saghari as partners in its finance and restructuring practice, based in Dubai. The appointments form part of the firm’s ongoing

In recent years, India has witnessed a significant surge in cyber frauds—ranging from phishing attacks and unauthorised digital transactions to sophisticated digital impersonation schemes. With the rising number of such offences, courts are increasingly confronted with petitions seeking quashing of FIRs based on compromise, filed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. or its counterpart under

The question of whether transgender youth can enroll in the National Cadet Corps (NCC) raises fundamental issues of equality, statutory interpretation, policy formulation, and the Indian State’s obligations towards gender-diverse persons. The debate has gained national attention following the Kerala High Court’s landmark judgment in Janvin Cleetus v. Union of India & Ors. (2025), where

Trilegal advised JSW Cement on the sale of Vadraj Energy to Nirma Group’s Nuvoco Vistas The Leading Law firm in India, Trilegal advised JSW Cement Limited (JSW Cement) on the proposed sale of its securities in Algebra Endeavour Private Limited (Algebra), the holding company of Vadraj Energy (Gujarat) Limited (Vadraj Energy), to Nuvoco Vistas Corporation

In Marufa Begum v. Union of India & Others, WRIT-C No. 37053 of 2025, the Allahabad High Court (Division Bench comprising Hon’ble Ajit Kumar, J. and Hon’ble Swarupama Chaturvedi, J.) examined whether a bank can freeze the account of a customer based solely on the direction of a cyber-crime police unit, without prior judicial oversight,

The right of a woman to reside in her shared household under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDV Act) has been one of the most litigated issues in matrimonial jurisprudence. Over the years, courts have clarified that while this right is protected, it is not absolute nor does it create a