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April 9, 2025
At the heart of arbitration lies the principle of consent—without it, arbitration loses its voluntary and contractual character. This article examines whether an arbitration…
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April 3, 2025
This article explores the nuanced interplay between statutory presumptions, foundational facts, and the courts’ power to quash criminal proceedings. It analyzes how exceptions to…
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November 24, 2024
The Supreme Court’s landmark judgment in Prabir Purkayastha v. State has redefined arrest protocols in India by mandating the furnishing of written grounds of…
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October 29, 2024
Justice is rooted in confidence. A party cannot and must not choose its own judge. The same principle applies to arbitration. Yet, the practice of unilateral…
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October 1, 2024
The BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Samhita) brings about several notable reforms in the criminal justice system. One of the changes that stands out, and…
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September 20, 2024
Judicial reform in India has always been a fraught terrain, where idealism meets the stubborn realities of culture, language, and local politics. Among the…
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September 12, 2024
First published on Bar & Bench here. This is the 2nd part in a two-part series, where I seek to lay out a few criminal…
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September 11, 2024
This is a guest post in our series titled ‘Law in 100 words’ where we try to simplify complex legal provisions/concepts & put them…
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September 8, 2024
Reposting this FAQ we did a few years back.
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September 7, 2024
*Guest post by Advocate Prerna Dhingra There are different periods of limitation prescribed for suits, appeals and applications in the Schedule to the Limitation…
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September 7, 2024
First published at Bar & Bench here ** Introduction The dust on the new criminal laws has not settled yet. And it won’t, if…
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July 31, 2024
The relevant provision i.e S. 43(3) of the BNSS. reads : To summarise, now a person may be handcuffed while being arrested or on production…
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