Faculty of Law, Shree Guru Gobind Tricentenary (SGT) University in partnership with UK India Legal Partnership (UKILP) is organising a 4-Day Senior Executive Leadership Education Programme on Arbitration, Mediation & International Dispute Resolution at London from March 23, 2026 to March 26, 2026. This opportunity is part of our collaboration with Queen Mary University of
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A post critiquing the Bombay HC judgment in Anand Khosla on the arbitrability of IP disputes. Does the DHC’s reaffirmation in Zydus v. Controller that patent examination and pre-grant opposition operate in different parallel raise concerns about natural justice? A post discussing the same. And another post examining DHC’s decision in Pearl Engineering v. Philips
... Continue Reading.Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy Advised IFC On Its First Investment In A Securitization Transaction In Egypt
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy advised IFC on its first investment in a securitization transaction in Egypt The leading full-service MENA (Middle East and North Africa) law firm, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as Egyptian legal counsel to the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) on its first investment in a securitization transaction in Egypt. The transaction
... Continue Reading.Prison Walls Cannot Nullify the Right to Medical Treatment
The deprivation of personal liberty through incarceration does not entail the forfeiture of all fundamental rights. Among the most non-derogable of these is the right to health and medical treatment. Indian constitutional jurisprudence has consistently affirmed that imprisonment curtails freedom of movement but does not extinguish the right to life under Article 21 of the
... Continue Reading.3rd National Pro Bono & Legal Aid Conclave | NFSU Gandhinagar
School of Law, Forensic Justice and Policy Studies, National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar is organizing its 3rd National Pro Bono & Legal Aid Conclave, scheduled to be held from 07th to 08th March 2026. About the Institution The National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), formerly known as Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, is the world’s first university
... Continue Reading.The Bankers Are Coming: RBI’s Architecture for Bank-Financed Takeovers
[Rudraksh Misra is a 3rd Year B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) Student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur] In October 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’) issued the draft RBI (Commercial Banks – Capital Market Exposure) Directions, 2025 (‘RBI Draft Directions’) proposing to allow banks to finance corporate takeovers, a marked departure from decades of regulations that effectively barred banks from funding such acquisitions.
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT HOLDS GOVERNMENT CAN EXCLUDE CANDIDATES WITH HIGHER QUALIFICATION FROM POST REQUIRING LOWER QUALIFICATION
On January 16, 2026, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a batch of appeals challenging the constitutional validity of the Bihar Pharmacists Cadre Rules, 2014 (as amended by the 2024 Amendment Rules). The case titled MD. Firoz Mansuri & Ors. v. The State of Bihar & Ors., SLP (C) No. 12236 of 2025) was heard
... Continue Reading.False FIRs Under Scrutiny as Allahabad HC Orders Prosecution of Informants
In the case titled Umme Farva v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Another (2026), the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad has taken a firm stand against the growing misuse of criminal law through false First Information Reports (FIRs). Decided on 14 January 2026, the judgment authored by Hon’ble Justice Praveen Kumar Giri not only
... Continue Reading.Is Corporate Social Responsibility Evolving Through Judicial Support for Disability Rights?
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has traditionally been understood as a voluntary commitment by corporations to contribute to social welfare beyond profit-making. However, contemporary judicial trends indicate a normative shift, where CSR is increasingly intertwined with enforceable human rights obligations, particularly in relation to persons with disabilities. Indian constitutional courts have played a transformative role in
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT HOLDS RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION OR HOMEBUYERS’ SOCIETY CAN’T INTERVENE IN INSOLVENCY PETITION AGAINST BUILDER
The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a Judgment in the case titled Elegna Co-operative Housing and Commercial Society Ltd. v. Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited & Anr. (Civil Appeal No. 10261 of 2025), decided by Two Judge Bench comprising of Justice R. Mahadevan and Justice J.B. Pardiwala on January 15, 2026. This Judgment, arising
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