SC Slams Misuse Of Preventive Detention To Keep Accused In Jail After They Secure Bail

                                           It is entirely in order and is absolutely in the fitness of things that the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Dhanya M vs State of Kerala & Ors in Criminal Appeal No.2897 of 2025 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.14740 of 2024) and cited in Neutral

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RPNLU International Debate Competition 2025 [Cash Prizes upto 75k]

Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University is organising an International Debate Competition on the topic “U.N. has Failed in Maintaining International Peace and Security”, scheduled on 30th August 2025 (Saturday). About the Competition RPNLUP’s Debate and Discussion Club (DDC) is set to host its first international debate competition, bringing together sharp minds to engage in

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The Summer of the Superlative Injunction 

Analysing the Delhi High Court’s recent “Superlative Injunction”, SpicyIP Intern Arnav Kaman highlights the key problems with the order. Arnav is a 3rd Year Law student from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. He’s interested in Narratives and the Law. His previous post can be accessed here.   The Summer of the Superlative Injunction 

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Trilegal Represented Springer Healthcare in Landmark Delhi High Court Reassessment Judgment

Trilegal Represented Springer Healthcare in Landmark Delhi High Court Reassessment Judgment Trilegal successfully represented Springer Healthcare before the High Court of Delhi, which allowed the taxpayer’s writ petition and delivered a landmark ruling clarifying the scope and limitation period for reassessment proceedings under the Income Tax Act, 1961. The judgment is particularly notable for being

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Advised Paras Healthcare And Commelina Ltd. On Pre-IPO Equity Transactions

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Advised Paras Healthcare and Commelina Ltd. on Pre-IPO Equity Transactions Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Paras Healthcare Limited, a leading multispecialty hospital chain in North India, in connection with its pre-IPO issuance and allotment of equity shares to 360 One Asset, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 360 ONE WAM, and Axis New Opportunities AIF.

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Is Preventive Detention a Substitute for Criminal Prosecution?

Preventive detention, often referred to as an extraordinary measure, allows the State to detain a person without trial in anticipation of potential threats to public order or national security. Unlike criminal prosecution, which is punitive and based on proven guilt after due process, preventive detention is precautionary. This power is constitutionally sanctioned under Article 22(3)(b)

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Stuart Dutson Joins Stephenson Harwood As Partner To Bolster International Arbitration Practice

Stuart Dutson Joins Stephenson Harwood as Partner to Bolster International Arbitration Practice Stephenson Harwood LLP has announced the addition of Stuart Dutson as a Partner in its International Arbitration practice in London, further enhancing the firm’s global dispute resolution capabilities. Stuart joins from Simmons & Simmons, where he served as Global Co-Head of the International

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