In Conversation with Vivek Sood: Mindset, Ethics and Professional Rigour
Interviewee: Vivek Sood1
Interviewed by Rea Agrawal2
From Fictional Fame to Trade Mark Protection: EU Court Clarifies Reputation and ‘Link’ Analysis in OBELIX Trade Mark Dispute
EU Court emphasized that the mere popularity of a fictional character or a comic series does not establish a trade mark’s reputation. The relevant question is whether the public perceives the mark as an indicator of the commercial origin of goods or services.
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Revisiting Motor Accident Compensation: Read Karnataka High Court’s assessment in fatal accident cases
In the present case, a motor vehicle accident involving 2 motorcycles resulted in grievous injuries to 1 appellant and the death of the other, a 30-year-old supervisor employed in a private company.
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Peak Summer Demand and Energy Security Justify Long-Term Import of Bhutan Hydro Power; UPERC Approves 511 Mw Procurement
“The project’s peak supply period is suitably aligned with the peak summer month’s demand with 4 hours of storage capacity to substantially assist UPPCL in meeting its peak hour power requirement.”
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‘Bail is Rule and Jail is Exception’: Surat Court Grants Bail to Seven Accused Eight Days After Arrest for Knife and Iron Rod Attack
Seven accused, arrested on 14 May 2026 for an alleged knife, wooden stick and iron rod attack on multiple victims, were granted bail by the Surat Court just eight days later, after observing that bail is the general rule under Indian criminal jurisprudence regardless of the seriousness of the offence alleged.
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Register Now | CADRE and DY Patil School of Law | Two-Credit/Certificate Course on Legal Tech & Digital Dispute Resolution | Apply before 15 June 2026
CADRE ODR and DY Patil School of Law announce a certificate course on Legal Tech and Digital Dispute Resolution.
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The Emerging Crime of Ecocide: How International Law is Evolving to Protect the Planet
by Vansh Arora, edited by Dr Linda S. Spedding
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LIDW 2026 | ‘Stable as a Coin or a Black Swan Dive?’: How Crypto Arbitration Is Adapting to Valuation, Enforcement and the Web3 Economy
From Bitcoin loans worth pennies at issuance to claims that doubled in value before the award, leading practitioners at LIDW 2026 examined whether arbitration can deliver the speed, certainty and enforceability that the digital-asset sector demands and found that the answer depends entirely on how fast the mechanisms adapt.
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Call for Chapters | Legal Aid Society, Integral University Invites Submissions for Edited Volume on ADR
Legal Aid Society, Faculty of Law, Integral University invites chapter submissions for its edited volume on Alternative Dispute Resolution and legal innovation.
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CAM successfully represents lenders before NCLAT; Contempt order against lenders set aside in Jyoti Structures matter
The NCLAT held that the NCLT had failed to comply with the mandatory procedural safeguards applicable to contempt proceedings and, therefore, the impugned order could not be sustained. While setting aside the contempt order, the NCLAT also granted certain fact-specific directions in the matter.
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Karnataka HC Disposes of Writ Petition as Infructuous After DGGI Withdraws Provisional Attachment of Three Bank Accounts
Cheq Digital’s writ petition challenging DGGI’s provisional attachment of its bank accounts under Form GST DRC-22 was disposed of as infructuous after DGGI itself withdrew the attachment order during pendency, with ICICI Bank undertaking to implement the withdrawal forthwith.
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Khaitan & Co and FICCI Release Knowledge Paper on the Evolving Landscape of Financial Fraud
Launched at the FICCI Next-Gen Forensics Conference, the paper examines India’s fraud investigation framework and the growing challenges of technology-enabled financial crime
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Arbitrability of Excepted Matters: What is “Excepted”?
by Vasanth Rajasekaran* and Harshvardhan Korada**
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Discoloured, Foul-Smelling Water from Municipal Taps in Noida, Indore, Gandhinagar, Pune and Bengaluru: NGT Steps In, Directs Action on Worsening States
A resident of Greater Noida approached the NGT alleging sewage-contaminated drinking water across five cities. NGT has now directed MP and Gujarat authorities to take remedial measures within four weeks as conditions in those states deteriorate.
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advises True North on its Investment in Embio
True North acquired a significant minority stake in Embio Limited, a leading manufacturer of complex APIs and advanced intermediates focused on regulated markets and a key player in the controlled substances sector.
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Husband Used a Lok Adalat Settlement to Justify a Second Marriage — Allahabad HC Holds Lok Adalats Cannot Grant Divorce; Directs Judgment to Be Circulated Across UP
The Allahabad High Court declares Lok Adalats cannot assume the exclusive jurisdiction of Family Courts to grant divorce, criticises DLSA for mechanical and cryptic orders, and directs judgment to be circulated to all Lok Adalats and DLSAs across Uttar Pradesh.
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Insights into section 79, Income Tax Act: Disallowances on Carry Forward of Loss
by Mahendra K. Satya* and Sidhant Satya**
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Is ChatGPT an Intermediary or an Originator Under India’s IT Act? Inside Calcutta HC’s IndiaMart v OpenAI Ruling
Calcutta High Court held that ChatGPT’s generative qualities prima facie make it an originator rather than an intermediary, while acknowledging the question is ultimately “complicated and vexed” and can only be decided at trial with technical and expert evidence.
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