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SC Clarifies: Insolvency Moratorium Can’t Be Used to Evade Consumer Penalties

Introduction In expanding the interpretation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (hereinafter referred as โ€˜the Codeโ€™), the Honโ€™ble Supreme Court, in the judgement of Saranga Anilkumar Aggarwal v. Bhavesh Dhirajlal Sheth and Ors.[1], ruled that an interim moratorium under the Code does not extend to execution proceedings for penalties imposed under the Consumer Protection […]

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Expanding Court Powers Under Section 37: Appeals Against Arbitral Awards

Introduction The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, (Hereinafter referred as โ€˜the Actโ€™) was enacted to promote arbitration as a swift, efficient and cost-effective mechanism for dispute resolution. Sections 34 and 37 of the Act are pivotal in maintaining a balance between judicial intervention and arbitral autonomy. While Section 34 restricts the grounds for challenging an

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Challenge and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: Public Policy and Patent Illegality

Arbitration in India operates within a framework shaped by both public policy and patent illegality, two distinct yet often overlapping grounds for challenging arbitral awards. While both concepts aim to uphold justice, they function differently, each offering unique grounds for judicial intervention. The tension between promoting arbitration finality and allowing judicial intervention has been a

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Challenge and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: Public Policy and Patent Illegality

Arbitration in India operates within a framework shaped by both public policy and patent illegality, two distinct yet often overlapping grounds for challenging arbitral awards. While both concepts aim to uphold justice, they function differently, each offering unique grounds for judicial intervention. The tension between promoting arbitration finality and allowing judicial intervention has been a

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โ€œPay if Paidโ€ & โ€œPay when Paidโ€ clause in back-to-back agreements

INTRODUCTION Back-to-back agreements, also known as parallel contracts, are a common practice in the business world. Most of the real estate companies and Tech companies enter into back to back agreements with the sub-contractors. These agreements involve two separate contracts, one agreement between a principal and a main contractor and other agreement between the main

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Artificial Intelligence and the Law : Boon or Bane ?

Introduction The 21st century is the era which will mark the beginning of Artificial Intelligence becoming an everyday part of human life. AI and machine learning based technology is already being utilised across multiple sectors such as education, agriculture, arms etc.1 Likewise, the legal field is not immune to the introduction of AI. It is

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Green Bonds and India

What are green bonds? The Organisation For Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines green bonds as a type of bond which โ€œis a commitment to exclusively use the funds raised to finance or re-finance โ€œgreenโ€ projects, assets, or business activities.โ€1 Essentially it is a fixed income debt instrument which is issued for the purpose of receiving

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