A double gold medallist from the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, University of Law, Hyderabad, Pavan Kumar Duvva is the founder of the relatively new yet highly-respected law firm, The Law Chambers. Also a former partner with one of India’s top law firms.
When an investigation is underway, the right balance has to be struck between the actual truth versus the preliminary accusations. Until a charge sheet is filed no conclusion of guilt can be drawn. So, naming the people under investigation causes severe social prejudice
A double gold medallist from the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, University of Law, Hyderabad, Pavan Kumar Duvva is the founder of the relatively new yet highly-respected law firm, The Law Chambers. Also a former partner with one of India’s top law firms.
2003 Nalsar Hyderabad graduate Kumar, who had started his career at Amarchand Mangaldas in Mumbai, had joined Trilegal in 2010 from local firm DS Associates, of which he was co-founder.
Every dispute, whether civil or commercial, that can be decided by a court, is in principle capable of being resolved by arbitration provided that the
Oppression and Mismanagement was a concept unknow to Indian law until 1915. Like many other provisions of the Indian companies law, Oppression and Mismanagement is also borrowed from the English Companies Act, 1948.
On March 24, 2020 the Government of India announced a twenty-one day nationwide lockdown to prevent and contain the spread of Covid-19, which lock down has been further extended until 3 May 2020.
A contract places a positive obligation on the parties to perform their respective obligations. Failure to do so often resulting in the non-performing party being saddled with claims of damages, interest etc. However, there are circumstances when a party to a contract may be prevented from performing its obligations without having to be penalised for the same.
The first Indian Act on arbitration law came to be passed in 1899 known as Arbitration Act, 1899. It was based on the English Arbitration Act, 1899. Thereafter, the Arbitration Act, 1940 ("1940 Act") was enacted to consolidate and amend the law relating to arbitration.
'Comity of Courts' or 'Judicial Comity' is a principle of law that essentially entails that Courts of a particular jurisdiction will recognize and give effect to the judgements of the court of a different jurisdiction out of deference
Prior to the codification of personal laws in India, marriages and divorces were entirely based on the rituals and practices which were customary in nature.
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ("NDPS Act") was enacted to consolidate the law relating to control and regulation of operations relating to narotic drugs psychotropic substances, including illicit traffic of the same.
The Central as well as the State Governments have been very swift in their response to the Pandemic and have issued various advisories, directions, orders and guidelines to ensure safety and wellbeing of the citizens.
This article examines the conflict between damages as entitled under law versus limiting the damages contractually, more specifically, the issue of whether clauses in a contract such as limitation of liability or such others can disentitle a person from claiming the full amount of damages which a person is otherwise entitled to under law.
This article aims to flesh out the concept of champertous contracts; explore their treatment in the Indian legal scenario vis-à-vis the interpretations offered by foreign jurisdictions.