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‘Suspension from exams too harsh & disproportionate to alleged act of indiscipline’; Telangana HC directs NMIMS, Hyderabad to allow final year law student to sit for exams

The petitioner-student herein had allegedly exposed the incident of food poisoning that took place at NMIMS earlier this year.

Op Eds OP. ED.

The PASL and Disortho Rulings: Foreign Arbitration for Indian Parties — Progress, Challenges and Global Lessons

by Prerana Priyanshu* and Asad Hussain**

High Court Round Up Legal RoundUp

HIGH COURT APRIL 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Taman Singh Sonwani’s Bail; Murshidabad Violence; Influencers’ Free Speech; Chandola Lake Demolition; and more

A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

Experts Corner Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

New Shipper Review in India: Process, Challenges and Developments

by Ajoy Roy* and Aishani Das**

Law School News Others

CHRDS, HPNLU Shimla | Blog Writing Competition on Mental Health, Disability & Rights

The submission deadline is 18-05-2025.

Interviews

Learning, Leading, and Lawyering: Shaleen Tiwari on Mentorship and Growth

Interviewed by Anushka Sharma

Case Briefs High Courts

Compassionate appointment is one-time benefit, no betterment of position allowed; Chhattisgarh HC reiterates while rejecting post upgradation plea

“Acceptance of appointment, even under protest, amounts to exhaustion of the one-time benefit. There cannot be endless negotiation or choice in such appointments, which are an exception to the general rule of recruitment.”

Experts Corner Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

Can Arbitral Awards Be Modified in Setting Aside Proceedings? — A Brief on the Supreme Court’s Reinterpretation of Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

by Aashish Gupta*, Puneeth Ganapathy** and Rishab Aggarwal***

semiconductor fabrication agreement Gujarat

Law Firms News News

SAM & Co. Advises ISM and IFCI Ltd. on first ever Fiscal Support Agreement for Gujarat’s Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. advised India Semiconductor Mission (“ISM”) and IFCI Limited

Experts Corner Numen Law Offices

Ensuring Frivolity is Filtered: Supreme Court’s Stand on Artistic Expression

by C. George Thomas* and Ansh Mittal**

Law Firms News News

SAM & Co. Promotes 107 Lawyers to Principal Associate and Senior Associate Roles for FY 2025-26

India’s leading Law Firm, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Illegal construction by residents, cannot claim vested right for resettlement & rehabilitation’; Gujarat HC refuses to stay demolition drive on Chandola Lake

The Court stated that since the land was a notified water body and no construction could be permitted on it, the constructions carried out by the residents was illegal.

Legal RoundUp Topic-wise Roundup

CRIMINAL LAW ROUNDUP: A quick recap of the top criminal cases from April 2025

Covering all the important criminal cases across various High Courts, this roundup provides a quick summary of cases such as Asaram Bapu’s Bail, ₹37.29 Cr ITC fraud case, Raj Thackeray’s stone pelting case, Hathras Gangrape and Murder Case, KIIT Student’s Death, and much more.

Experts Corner Tarun Jain (Tax Practitioner)

GST on Online Gaming: Unravelling the Shades of India’s Leading Tax Controversy

by Tarun Jain*

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Mother equal natural guardian, cannot be implicated in kidnapping her child’; P&H HC dismisses uncle’s habeas corpus plea for custody of 12-year-old nephew

The Court noted that the mother, who ordinarily resides in Australia, merely responded to the distress call of her child who was left with the house help by his father while he was on a business trip.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Non-bailable warrants must not be issued mechanically’; Punjab & Haryana HC quashes bail cancellation order of accused who missed one hearing due to ill health

“The issuance of non bailable warrants must not be exercised in a mechanical manner. It must be adopted sparingly and only upon recording cogent reasons that reflect the necessity of such a stringent course.”

SOP on Collection & Processing Forensic Evidence

Events/Webinars News

Pioneering SOP on Collection and Processing of Forensic Evidence unveiled in Goa on World DNA Day

The Standard Operating Procedures on Collection and Processing of Scientific/Forensic Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases were officially released at the Police Headquarters in Panjim, Goa on the 26-04-2025. Spearheaded by Prof. (Dr.) Pinky Anand, Senior Advocate and Former ASG of India, the initiative marks a critical advancement in bridging the teething gaps in the criminal justice system when it comes to forensic investigations and evidence collection.

Case Briefs High Courts

Husband’s girlfriend not a ‘relative’ for prosecution under S. 498A IPC’; Gujarat HC quashes cruelty case

The Court held that the petitioner was the alleged girlfriend of the complainant’s husband, and no other status or relation had been assigned to her for prosecution under Section 498A of the IPC.

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Law Firms News News

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Advises PayU Payments on Acquisition of Strategic Stake in Mindgate Solutions

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised PayU Payments Private Limited (“PayU”)

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Indian Courts not for sidestepping jurisdictional proceedings by foreign nationals’; P&H HC grants custody to Canadian woman whose husband allegedly abducted their son

“Permitting the husband to retain the custody of the minor son, despite an unequivocal foreign custody order to the contrary, would be antithetical not only to the legal rights of the petitioner but also to the rule of law, international comity, and, above all, the welfare of the child.”