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Foreigners Seeking Medical Treatment in India: Visa Rules, FRRO Obligations & Amendments

Corporate Law : The article explains visa requirements, documentation, and compliance obligations for foreign nationals seeking medical treatment ...

June 2, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print

Google’s Keyword Empire and Business of Borrowed Goodwill

Corporate Law : The court ruled that using a registered trademark as a keyword to divert online traffic can amount to trademark infringement. The ...

June 1, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print

LMPC Registration in India: Process & Compliance Guide

Corporate Law : LMPC Registration is mandatory for manufacturers, packers, and importers of pre-packaged commodities. The key takeaway is that reg...

June 1, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Data Protection & Data Privacy Act has fundamentally changed CA profession

Corporate Law : The rise of GDPR, CCPA, and India’s DPDP Act is opening significant opportunities for Chartered Accountants. The key takeaway is...

June 1, 2026 474 Views 0 comment Print

85 FAQs on weekly updates for SEBI, PC Act, ED, CBI, DRI, SFIO and NIA

Corporate Law : The document compiles 85 recent developments across financial regulation, anti-corruption enforcement, corporate investigations, a...

June 1, 2026 645 Views 0 comment Print


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CCI Proposes Amendments to CCI (Commitment) Regulations, 2024

Corporate Law : The Competition Commission of India has proposed amendments to address administrative and procedural issues identified during impl...

June 1, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print

IBC resolution process facilitated realisation of over ₹4 lakh crore for creditors

Corporate Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs highlighted that the IBC resolution process facilitated creditor recoveries exceeding ₹4 lakh ...

May 29, 2026 225 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI Invites Applications for Research Associates & Consultants

Corporate Law : The IBBI has announced contractual vacancies for Research Associates and Consultants in law and business management disciplines. T...

May 26, 2026 273 Views 0 comment Print

PFRDA Proposes Faster NPS Grievance Resolution Timelines for Better Subscriber Protection

Corporate Law : PFRDA has proposed major reductions in grievance resolution timelines under the NPS framework. The draft aims to improve accountab...

May 21, 2026 300 Views 0 comment Print

Latest Case Law Related to IBC 2016: January to March 2026

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court upheld joint insolvency proceedings against two interconnected real estate companies due to common management an...

May 21, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print


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SC Revives FIR: “Do Something for These Boys” Viewed as Prima Facie Bribe Solicitation

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court ruled that Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act covers attempts to obtain undue advantage through subor...

June 3, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

Corporate Guarantor Faces CIRP as Limitation starts From Demand Notice, Not NPA Classification

Corporate Law : The Tribunal held that for a guarantee payable on demand, limitation begins from the date the guarantee is invoked and not from th...

June 2, 2026 354 Views 0 comment Print

CCPA Penalises Physics Wallah as Pre-Ticked Donation Checkbox Constituted Basket Sneaking

Corporate Law : The Authority found that a pre-selected donation mechanism added charges unless consumers actively opted out, impairing informed c...

June 2, 2026 2283 Views 0 comment Print

CCPA Imposes Penalty on McAfee as “Accept Risk” Renewal Prompt Was Dark Pattern: CCPA

Corporate Law : CCPA held that a subscription renewal interface using the phrase Accept Risk amounted to multiple prohibited dark patterns, includ...

June 2, 2026 327 Views 0 comment Print

Natural Justice & Plenary Interventions: Deconstructing SC’s Verdict in Hathiramji Mutt Case

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court quashed the removal of a Mathadhipati after finding that relied-upon documents were not properly supplied and th...

June 2, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print


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IRDAI Issues Warning for Shareholding Changes Without Prior Approval

Corporate Law : The case involved a broker implementing substantial shareholding changes without obtaining IRDAI's prior approval as required by r...

May 30, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

IRDAI Fines Nissan Renault ₹1 Crore Over Distribution Fee Disclosure Lapses

Corporate Law : The regulator held that agreements lacking clear fee provisions undermined contractual clarity and regulatory compliance. A penalt...

May 29, 2026 762 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI Rejects RTI Appeal as Official’s Identity Was Protected Under Privacy Exemption

Corporate Law : The First Appellate Authority held that details of the official who uploaded CIRP documents were exempt from disclosure under Sect...

May 27, 2026 231 Views 0 comment Print

FSSAI Draft Rules Mandate ISO 22000 Lead Auditor Certification for Food Auditors

Corporate Law : The proposed 2026 amendments require successful completion of an accredited ISO 22000 Lead Auditor course for food safety auditors...

May 27, 2026 897 Views 0 comment Print

IRDAI Revises KMP Remuneration Rules for Insurers and Disclosures

Corporate Law : IRDAI has directed insurers to disclose performance-linked remuneration details of Key Management Persons on their websites. The c...

May 26, 2026 885 Views 0 comment Print


Even in absence of a provision, Beneficial statute may be held to be retrospective in nature

July 26, 2006 8710 Views 1 comment Print

In the case of Vijay v. State of Maharashtra & others (2006) 6 SCC 286 Apex Court held that It is now well-settled that when a literal reading of the provision giving retrospective effect does not produce absurdity or anomaly, the same would not be construed to be only prospective. The negation is not a rigid rule and varies with the intention and purport of the legislature

Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006

June 16, 2006 10194 Views 0 comment Print

(1) This Act may be called the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006. (2) It  shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.

Doctrine of fairness also to be considered for construing a statute – SC

August 23, 2005 6821 Views 0 comment Print

The doctrine of fairness also is now considered to be a relevant factor for construing a statute. In a case of this nature where the effect of a beneficent statute was sought to be extended keeping in view the fact that the benefit was already availed of by the agriculturalists of tobacco in Guntur, it would be highly unfair if the benefit granted to them is taken away,

Court cannot amend or alter statutory provisions: SC

March 12, 2003 4722 Views 0 comment Print

The law is well settled that a person who claims exemption or concession has to establish that he is entitled to that exemption or concession. A provision providing for an exemption, concession or exception, as the case may be, has to be constructed strictly with certain exceptions depending upon the settings on which the provisions has been placed in the statue and the object and purpose to be achieved.

The Competition Act, 2002

January 13, 2003 1234 Views 0 comment Print

The mention of the particular matters referred to in sub-sections (3) to (8) shall not be held to prejudice or affect the general application of section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) with regard to the effect of repeal.

SC explain principles for amending an act retrospectively

July 12, 1994 10375 Views 0 comment Print

The Apex Court in Hitendra Vishnu Thakur v. State of Maharashtra (1994) 4 SCC 602 held that a law which affects the substantive rights of any of the parties, the law cannot be retrospective. Every party has a vested right in substantative law but no such right exists in procedural law.

Employee Joined as Trainee is Eligible for Gratuity

May 2, 1994 8874 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the employee joined as a trainee is eligible for gratuity as per Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972?

Allowability of retrospective amendment which impairs existing right or obligation

February 14, 1989 3799 Views 0 comment Print

A retrospective operation is not to be given to a statute, so as the impair existing right or obligation otherwise than as regards matter of procedure unless that effect cannot be avoided without doing violence to the language of the enactment.

Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988

September 5, 1988 40441 Views 0 comment Print

In 1973, the Law Commission of India after studying various Acts and prevailing benami system, recommended formulating an Act to tackle the issue. Accordingly, the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 was enacted by the Parliament which came into force on 05.09.1988 and it prohibits benami transactions and the right to recover property held benami. The […]

The Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977

September 26, 1977 49570 Views 2 comments Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 83 of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 (60 of 1976), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:- 1. Short Title, Extent, Application and Commencement:- These rules may be called the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977. 2) They shall extend to the whole of India

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