Legal 60

The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (“1986 Act”) has long been hailed as a landmark social welfare legislation designed to provide speedy and inexpensive remedies to consumers. However, the scheme of enforcement of consumer forum orders has often generated confusion, particularly after the 2002 Amendment substituted Section 25. The controversy centered on whether the expression “interim

The Supreme Court of India addressed a pressing issue in this case that has repeatedly plagued the judicial system: inordinate delays in pronouncing judgments after hearings are concluded. The matter stemmed from a criminal appeal that had been pending before the Allahabad High Court since 2008 and, despite being heard and reserved for judgment in

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised The Chemours Company FC, LLC on strategic cross-border arrangement with SRF Limited The Leading law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised as legal counsel to The Chemours Company FC, LLC (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS), Titanium Technologies (TT), and Advanced Performance

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised JSW Steel on acquisition of Saffron Resources Private Limited The Leading Law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as legal counsel to JSW Steel Limited in connection with the acquisition of the entire shareholding of Saffron Resources Private Limited. Saffron holds lands admeasuring approximately 887 acres in Dhenkanal District, Odisha, which JSW

This post is co-authored with Aditya Bhargava, a fourth year law student at NLSIU Bengaluru and who has also contributed to the blog previously (here). This blog usually covers a wide range of trademark disputes; however, most of them are adjudicated at the high court stage. This piece, in that regard, is slightly different—it comes

       In a significant move with far reaching consequences, the Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled State of Rajasthan vs Chimna Ram in S.B. Criminal Misc(Pet.) No. 313/2025 and cited in Neutral Citation No.: 2025:RJ-JD:36883-SB that was initially reserved on 18/08/2025 and then

     It is in the fitness of things and entirely in order that the Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled X vs Y in FA(MAT) No. 316 of 2023 that was reserved on 01.08.2025 and then finally pronounced on 18.08.2025 has minced absolutely just

This post is prompted by a new very provocative and ‘spicy’ article written by Benjamin Sobel for the Chicago-Kent Law Review titled “Copyright Accelerationism” (a brief summary). This paper, if I could summarise in a line or two (to the extent of being very reductionist), states that Copyright maximalism is not that bad. That it

Starting off the week with a huge development – Delhi HC orders Sci-Hub to be completely blocked in India! When is ‘Imminent Infringement’ imminent? A post on the question of imminent infringement determination. Are Pre-Digital Era Copyright Assignments Valid for Today’s Modern Tech Platforms? A post discussing the position in the Indian Copyright Act on

Khaitan & Co Advised SeedWorks International Limited on Proposed IPO The leading Indian law firm Khaitan & Co advised SeedWorks International Limited on the filing of the draft red herring prospectus for its proposed initial public offering of up to 51,970,282 equity shares of the company. The IPO comprises an offer for sale by certain