The Bombay High Court has reaffirmed the principle of equal pay for equal work by holding that contract workers performing the same or similar duties as regular employees are entitled to parity in wages and service conditions. The Court upheld the jurisdiction …
In a significant ruling reinforcing the principle of employee welfare, the Jharkhand High Court has held that an employee appointed prior to 1 January 1986 would be deemed to have shifted from the CPF (Contributory Provident Fund) Scheme to the …
Nearly nine years after the 2016 demonetisation exercise, the Rajasthan High Court has firmly refused to allow the exchange or deposit of old ₹500 and ₹1,000 currency notes, declaring them completely valueless. The ruling came in connection with petitions involving demonetised currency worth ₹3.5 crore held …
In a landmark judgment delivered in December 2025, a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that the termination of an HIV-positive employee without complying with the safeguards under the Human Immunodeficiency Virus …
In a significant ruling strengthening patient rights, the Ghaziabad District Consumer Commission held that an insurance company cannot substitute its own judgment for that of qualified medical professionals while deciding health insurance claims. The Commission ruled against Star Health and …
The Bombay High Court, in a significant ruling, has reaffirmed the protective and welfare-oriented nature of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 by holding that technical breaks in service cannot be used as a ground to deny maternity leave benefits to temporary …
The Supreme Court has once again reinforced the protective intent of pension laws by holding that service rendered on a contractual basis prior to regularisation cannot be excluded for pensionary benefits. In this significant ruling, the Court clarified the scope of Rule …
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kochi Bench, in Kerala Financial Corporation v. Dr. Bharath Chandran & Dr. Ashalatha Nair (Order dated 03 September 2025), held that the timeline prescribed under Section 121(2) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, for filing …
The Supreme Court of India, in the landmark judgment Preetha Krishnan & Others v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Others [2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1073], has categorically prohibited the use of the “split multiplier” method in the computation of compensation …
In a significant judgment impacting the digital privacy and competition landscape, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has partly upheld the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) findings against WhatsApp, while setting aside the ban that prohibited the platform from sharing user data with …
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is once again set to lock horns with the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) — this time over the contentious revision of Standard on Auditing (SA) 600, which governs how group audits are …
In a significant move towards enhancing India’s business environment, the government is preparing to amend the Companies Act during the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament. The proposed changes aim to make corporate operations more seamless, digital, and globally competitive — aligning India’s regulatory …
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, in the landmark case Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar [2025 INSC 1158; 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 952], delivered on September 25, 2025 by Justices Manmohan and N.V. Anjaria, has laid down important directions to streamline and expedite proceedings under Section 138 …
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has overturned a recent Kerala High Court ruling and held that cheque bounce cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act remain maintainable even when the underlying debt arises from a cash loan exceeding …
One of the most common hurdles in cheque bounce litigation under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is securing the presence of the accused. Very often, courts issue summons to the accused at his residential address, but the person deliberately …
In a landmark ruling dated August 26, 2025, the Supreme Court of India in Dogiparthi Venkata Satish and Anr. v. Pilla Durga Prasad & Ors. clarified the legal position of sole proprietorship firms under Indian law. The Court held that a proprietorship is not a juristic person and therefore cannot …
Introduction The Allahabad High Court has recently delivered a significant ruling clarifying the procedural framework in cheque bounce cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The Court held that registration of FIRs and filing of police charge-sheets in such disputes …
The Kerala High Court, while hearing bail pleas in the multi-crore Fashion Gold cheating and money laundering case on August 7, 2025, posed a crucial question on the applicability of Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas observed …
In a notable ruling, the Calcutta High Court clarified a fundamental aspect of contract law — that the cause of action in a contractual dispute arises only when there is a clear and unequivocal refusal by a party to perform its obligations under the …
The Karnataka High Court, in a significant ruling, has clarified that directors disqualified under Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 can be barred from serving as directors in all companies, not just the company that is in default. The Court further upheld that …