DSK Legal represented Salman Khan in defamation suit before Bombay City Civil Court The leading law firm in India, DSK Legal represented Bollywood actor Mr. Salman Khan in a defamation suit seeking urgent injunctive reliefs against multiple defendants for circulating defamatory and derogatory content across various social media and digital platforms. Background of the Dispute
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Eversheds Sutherland advised Saudi Water Partnership Company on financial close of Ras Mohaisen Desalination Project The global law firm, Eversheds Sutherland has advised Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC), the procurer for critical water and wastewater infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the successful financial close of the Ras Mohaisen Independent Water Plant (IWP)
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In a landmark development for gender justice and constitutional rights, the Supreme Court of India, in Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Government of India & Ors., has recognised menstrual health as an essential component of the right to life and dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution. The judgment foregrounds menstruation not merely as a biological
... Continue Reading.Can a Quasi-Judicial Order Lead to Criminal Prosecution? Patna High Court Clarifies Legal Position
The boundary between administrative accountability and criminal culpability often becomes indistinct when public officials perform quasi-judicial functions. Dissatisfied litigants frequently respond to adverse orders by initiating criminal proceedings alleging conspiracy, fraud, or abuse of authority, raising serious constitutional concerns about the independence of statutory adjudicators. The threat of criminal prosecution, if permitted to arise merely
... Continue Reading.Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Acted As Lenders’ Legal Counsel On INR 550 Crore Financing To Rolta India Limited Under CIRP
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as lenders’ legal counsel on INR 550 crore financing to Rolta India Limited under CIRP The leading global law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as the lenders’ legal counsel in connection with financing facilities aggregating up to INR 550 crore extended to Rolta India Limited (Borrower), a company undergoing corporate insolvency
... Continue Reading.Khaitan & Co Advised 360 ONE Alternates Asset Management Limited On Issuance Of NCDs By Freedom Charter Services Private Limited
Khaitan & Co advised 360 ONE Alternates Asset Management Limited on issuance of NCDs by Freedom Charter Services Private Limited The leading global law firm, Khaitan & Co acted as legal counsel to 360 ONE Alternates Asset Management Limited in relation to the issuance of secured, unlisted, unrated, redeemable non-convertible debentures aggregating to INR 90
... Continue Reading.UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026: A Structured Overview
The University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 mark a decisive step towards institutionalising equity, inclusion, and non-discrimination across India’s higher education landscape. Notified in the Gazette of India on 13 January 2026, these Regulations replace the earlier 2012 framework and align higher education governance with the constitutional mandate of
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Khaitan & Co advised Vertex Ventures SEA on Series B investment in Fourdegreewater Capital Private Limited The leading global law firm, Khaitan & Co advised Vertex Ventures SEA Management Pte. Ltd on leading the Series B funding round of approximately INR 250 crore in Fourdegreewater Capital Private Limited (dba WintWealth). The investment will support WintWealth’s
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In a significant reaffirmation of procedural safeguards and economic liberty, the Delhi High Court has ruled that police authorities cannot freeze or debit-freeze bank accounts without prior judicial sanction, except in strict compliance with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). The judgment underscores that administrative convenience or investigative suspicion cannot override statutory mandates or
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[Aayush Gugnani is a Senior Status LLB candidate at Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) with a Master’s in Economics from the University of Ottawa] The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (‘IBC’) is normatively anchored in the objective of value maximisation of the corporate debtor’s assets, as repeatedly affirmed by the Supreme Court in decisions such as Swiss Ribbons v. Union of
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