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Tendering with intent: Dissecting tailor-made bid conditions in Public Procurement vis-à-vis the judicial precedents Introduction Across public procurement and PPP projects in India, allegations that eligibility criteria and technical specifications are “tailor made” is a recurring exercise with worrying frequency. The pattern is familiar: an authority drafts restrictive/broad specific conditions; floats the tenders in public

Statement (II): The Government has reduced the procurement price of crops starting from last month to the next six months. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. (1) Statement (I) is the cause and Statement (II) is its effect. (2) Statement (II) is the cause and

Khaitan & Co Represents Multiplex Association of India Before the Supreme Court in Challenge to Karnataka High Court’s Conditional Stay Order The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co, successfully advised and represented the Multiplex Association of India (MAI) before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in a Special Leave Petition challenging the conditions

The question of whether a juvenile’s past conviction can impede his or her future employment opportunities—especially in public service—touches the intersection of criminal law, constitutional rights, and the rehabilitative philosophy underlying juvenile justice. Allahabad High Court recently revisited this issue in Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti and Others v. Pundarikaksh Dev Pathak (Writ-A Nos. 9462 and 6670

DMD Advocates Advised IMFA on Acquisition of Tata Steel’s Ferro Chrome Plant at Kalinganagar The leading law firm in India, DMD Advocates, advised Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA), India’s leading fully integrated producer of value-added ferro chrome, on its acquisition of Tata Steel Limited’s ferro chrome plant situated on 115 acres of land

Supreme Court Declines to Halt Aakash’s Rights Issue Amid Byju’s CIRP Introduction The Supreme Court of India, on November 3, 2025, refused to interfere with an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that had allowed Aakash Educational Services Ltd. (AESL), a subsidiary of Byju’s (Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd.), to proceed with

SEBI approves IPOs of Meesho, Shiprocket, German Green Steel, Allied Engineering, Skyways Air, Rajputana Stainless and Manika Plastech The entities had filed their preliminary documents between May and July Seven companies, Softbank-backed e-commerce firm Meesho, Temasek-backed e-commerce enablement platform Shiprocket, German Green Steel and Power, Allied Engineering Works, Skyways Air Services, Rajputana Stainless and Manika

Provisional Release Payments Not Pre-Deposits: CESTAT Caps Refund Interest at 6% Under Customs Act Introduction The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that differential duty paid for provisional release of seized goods cannot be treated as a “pre-deposit.” Consequently, refund interest is payable at 6% under Section

Tribunal Raps Customs for Skipping Verification, Restores AIFTA Duty Relief to Thai Imports Introduction The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the benefit of exemption under the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA) cannot be denied without proper verification of the certificate of origin issued by the competent

Sports betting today extends beyond simple wagers, it has become an analytical activity requiring data study, strategic planning, and financial management. Yet, from a legal standpoint, it falls squarely within the ambit of gambling regulation under the UK Gambling Act 2005. For policymakers, betting whether on sports or in casinos raises the same questions of