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. […]
Category: Civil Law
Journey of a civil case. (from filing of plaint to execution) (Webinar)
A Masterclass on the journey of a civil case as it passes through various stages of litigation process.
Can An Arbitral Tribunal Pierce Corporate Veil & pass an award against promoters/directors
This is a guest post by the very talented Siddhant Bajaj[1]. First published on Livelaw at : https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/can-an-arbitral-tribunal-pierce-the-corporate-veil-159015 The concept of legal personality is a classic innovation of the law, it is perhaps the most […]
The ‘Hypothetical Flood Case’ | A Test Case In Interpretation
This post is not on ‘X’ law or ‘Y’, instead, it is on the method of it. As young judges/aspirants, over a lifetime of adjudication, you’d be faced with a myriad of different fact-situations and […]
An A to Z guide to the new, time-less and important in law
Why an A to Z list of law/legal concepts/judgments etc.? As somebody wise said: A rear-view mirror is the best kind of crystal ball. Sometimes ‘looking back’ is ‘looking ahead’. Our choices and the effects […]
The Art of Cross Examination in Commercial Arbitration – the 20 things you must know…
The Art of Cross Examination in Commercial Arbitration[1] “The best questions in a cross examination are – the questions never asked ” We’ve all grown up watching Perry Mason style cross examinations where, under the […]
To sever or not to sever! Understanding the ‘Blue-Pencil Rule’ of Severability under Contract Law.
Many a times parties to a contract find, much to their dismay, that, while their contract is broadly good and enforceable, some parts of their contracts are not legal and valid and, therefore, unenforceable. In […]
Delhi High Court on the law of irrevocable power of attorney(s) and ‘agency coupled with interest’ in the context of GPA/Agreement to Sell transactions.
Case Note on : Vimla Devi v. Pushpa Devi and Anr- 2017 SCC OnLine Del 8694 In this case, Hon’ble High Court of Delhi had the occasion of examining the above question. The facts of the case […]
Stamping of insufficiently stamped documents and procedure of impounding by Court
Stamping of agreements/deeds is governed by the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (“the Stamp Act”). If the document is not sufficiently stamped, then by virtue of Section 35 of the Stamp Act there is a bar […]
Demystifying law of liquidated damages under Indian Contract Act
Law of Liquidated Damages and Penalty (S.74 of the Indian Contract Act) When the contract mentions a ‘specific amount’ to be paid as compensation in case of breach : Whether that amount is ‘conclusive’ and […]