Delighted to be on the Young Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Committee for yet another term, representing India. Hope to be able to make a meaningful contribution to the fabulous institution that SIAC is and […]
Author: Bharat Chugh
Bharat currently practices as an Independent Counsel.
ON THE LEGALITY AND PROPRIETY OF DISHA RAVI’S ARREST, POLICE CUSTODY AND THE LAW OF SEDITION
A chat with The Logical Indian on the legality and propriety of Disha Ravi’s arrest, police remand, and the law of Sedition.
Definition of ‘Fraud’ under the Companies Act: A case of a blurred signpost to criminality.
First published by SCC Online #ExpertsCorner “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” […]
MASTERCLASS ON HOW TO DEFEND AND PROSECUTE CRIMINAL CASES FOR YOUNG DEFENCE COUNSEL AND LAW STUDENTS
WHY THE HIGH COURT ORDER DENYING BAIL TO THE STANDUP COMEDIAN MUNAWAR MAY BE UNTENABLE IN LAW
Just looked at the High Court order denying bail to the comedian Munawar. With great respect, here are my two cents on how the decision is untenable in law, in my humble opinion: The decision […]
COVID & WHITE COLLAR CRIME
First published on SCC Online Blog There’s hardly any webinar on the effects of the pandemic that gets concluded without the wise panellists exhorting us – in Churchill’s words not to, “let a perfectly good crisis go to […]
JUDGMENTS WITHOUT TEARS | PART II | Satish Chander Ahuja vs. Sneha Ahuja (GUEST POST)
This is the second in a series of posts titled ‘Judgments without tears’ where we try to make complex judgments accessible and fun. A guest post by my dear friend and super talented Vishal Vyas. […]
Q. What is the difference between ‘exhibition’ of documents and ‘marking of documents’ IN EVIDENCE?
Not much of a difference. Frankly, there has been much ado about nothing. The general belief is that a document which is given an ‘Exhibit’ number is usually held to be legally admissible. For instance, […]
ARREST AND BAIL UNDER THE GST LAW (GOODS AND SERVICE TAX) (GUEST POST)
Shreyash and Sushant write on an area that is fraught with great confusion : the power and procedure of arrest under the GST laws and the permissibility of Bail/Anticipatory Bail. POWER TO ARREST UNDER GST […]