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In the last past five years there has been a steep increase in the foreign investments in India. These investments are being done by both the Individuals as well as the Corporations and ranges from investments made across different sectors i.e.

Real Estate

Anticipatory Bail cannot be claimed by way of a right, however, the grant of Anticipatory Bail is an exclusive power which is vested before the Session’s Court or to the High Court. The Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (Cr. P.C.) does not define the words “Anticipatory Bail”.

The following are the ten most important factors which are duly considered by the Court before the grant of Anticipatory Bail i.e.

The nature and gravity of the offence committed by the Applicant who seeks Anticipatory Bail.

The Corporate Debt Restructuring or CDR is a willful procedure under which banks and money related organizations help those organizations, who are confronting budgetary challenges because of inner or outside variables, to rebuild their obligations. It is noteworthy to mention that, Corporate Debt Restructuring or CDR is a non-statutory procedure. The rationale behind this system is to give opportune help to the organizations and restore them.

Internet of Things (IoT) is nothing but a connected web of devices that performs specific task with almost no human intervention. Each device in this web has a specific task to perform and pass the data processed by it to the device next to it in the series. In this way the task under Internet of Things (IoT) is performed by a number of connected devices sharing information (data) with other devices in the web.

The petitioner borrower in the present case had submitted that, he had enjoyed credit facilities from the bank. Since the bank had not acted in terms of its obligations, the petitioner was obliged to file a suit for damages being Money Suit No. 120 of 2000 before the learned City Civil Court at Calcutta against the bank. Furthermore, in the present scenario, the bank had not filed its claims within the time period of 30 days before the court due to which the veracity of their case got affected immensely.

Specific Performance of contract refers to the obligation to perform the contract as per the terms and conditions. In case, a party fails to perform his part of the contract, the aggrieved can approach the court and seek the remedy of specific performance. Under the current Indian Legal System, the courts are inclined towards granting relief of specific performance mainly in cases where compensation in the form of monetary damages would be an inadequate remedy for the aggrieved party.

The present case was a revision petition filed by the petitioner borrower, V.J. Dhanapal, who was one of the partners of M/s. Haris Chicken which had been receiving financial assistance from the Union Bank of India, Bangalore. There was a default on his part, due to which the account of the borrower was classified as a Non-Performing Asset (NPA). Thereafter, the respondent bank issued an auction sale notice, fixing the date for sale on 27/9/2013.

The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest (SARFAESI) Act of 2002 is quite a convenient tool for banks and other financial institutions which includes Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) to recover the debts from their borrowers as financial creditors. But the borrowers are also entitled to certain rights under this SARFAESI Act of 2002 to claim damages if there is default on the part of these financial institutions.

Every individual citizen of India has a fundamental right to get freedom guaranteed under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which states “No individual shall be deprived of his life except according to the procedure established by law”.

Furthermore, as per Legal Dictionary by Farlex, “Arrest” means “a seizure or forcible restraint; an exercise of the power to deprive a person of his or her liberty; the taking or keeping of a person in custody by legal authority, especially, in response to a criminal charge”

Evidence in a case plays the most crucial and stands the deciding factor for an alleged person or and accused person to be convicted or exonerated. Thus, the importance of tendering evidence is above anything in the criminal trial.

There are two types of evidences which are considered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 during search and seizure, they are Direct and Indirect Evidence.

Bail refers to the temporary release of a person from legal custody on deposit of security and undertaking that he/she shall appear at the time and place designated and submit himself to the jurisdiction and judgement of the Court. It is originated from an old French word ‘bailer’ which means ‘to give’ or ‘to deliver’.

However, the basis of bail lies in the principle that there is a presumption of innocence of a person until he is found guilty. In most of the cases where bail is granted a sum of money or property has to be deposited to the Court as a guarantee that the accused will make an

Anticipatory Bail means a direction issued to release a person on Bail even before he is arrested. In this situation, there is an apprehension of arrest as the person is accused of a non-bailable offence. For such Bail, a person can file an application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) which is issued only by the Sessions Court and High Court.

According to Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 the High Court or the Sessions Court may include directions or conditions depending upon the facts of the case as it may think fit including that :

● the per

The World Health Organisation on March 11, 2020 characterized Covid-19 virus as a ‘Pandemic’, and has effected millions of lives across the globe. One of its effects is the inability faced by various businesses in performing their part of the contract. It is therefore incumbent to analyze the situation in the light of Force Majeure and the steps that can be taken by businesses to protect their interests.

Until recently, “Cryptocurrency” was neither recognised nor regulated by the entities of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which meant that Banks and other financial institutions did not consider “cryptocurrency” as a medium of exchange. Although, private players of cryptocurrency did operate in India, yet there was no security or protection from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) or its entities. The same was challenged before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and the Court dismissed the Reserve Bank of India circular and legalised the trading on Cryptocurrency in India

The Corporates and Business Houses either big or small face this prominent issue whereby there exists a persistent problem of debts and the legal challenges associated thereto. One of the legit ways to enable faster recovery of debts is by way of going for a “Summary Suits” i.e. under Order 37 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 respectively. A summary suit is one in which the Corporate can look forward to a faster means of disposal of the case whereby it seeks to recover some form of a debt from the borrower.

This is very preferred mode of debt recovery when it comes to companies recovering debts from debtors who are unable to repay and fulfil their obligations due to factors like insolvency which render them incapable to do the same. When it comes to process that involves the company claiming a certain amount of debt from a debtor who has gone insolvent or bankrupt, the company becomes the financial creditor, and the debtor is known as the corporate debtor.

This is a very common form of debt recovery that companies always prefer before the Courts of our nation nowadays. The procedure is a bit lengthy considering that both the parties in the loan recovery dispute, i.e., the company and the borrower, are given an equal opportunity to plead their cases and the evidence is given more of consideration. This form of a suit is more preferred by the corporate houses while considering the aforementioned reasons. While filing such a suit, a primary preference is given to the place where the defaulting borrower resides.

In the modern world, cheques are being used in almost every form of transaction, be it debts, loan guarantees, employee salary payments etc. But there comes a bane with every boon. “Check Bounce” nowadays, is one of the most prevalent and common forms of financial problems in India, and this problem is also being faced by many corporate houses at a large scale. The law deems this to be a criminal offence in accordance with Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 respectively.

With the advent of #e-commerce, the concept of online pharmacies and online sale of drugs has been in vogue throughout the world. This increasing trend of purchasing #medicines online has also increased the number of e-pharmacy platforms. #E-pharmacies are online platforms where the consumers can purchase the medicines without having to visit the brick-and-mortar pharmacies.

The Make in India initiative by the Modi Government in India and especially in the defense sector has laid down the process of complete homogenisation of all the #defense products which includes the Transfer of Technology (ToT) not only from the Foreign Corporations but also from the Indian Defense Research Organisations like the DRDO and other allied organisations and research facilities respectively.