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Recent Supreme Court rulings reshape arbitration in India: limits on court intervention, supervisory jurisdiction over foreign-seated cases, and the Gayatri Balasamy decision.
Key lessons from 2025 trademark rulings in India, including the INR 336 crore damages award against Amazon and the Kerala court's INR 1 crore MILMA brand judgment.
How foreign nationals working in India can withdraw their EPF: social security agreements, Aadhaar and PAN linking, tax treatment and recent High Court rulings.
An objection is not a rejection. What a trademark examination report means, how to draft a legally reasoned reply, and what evidence to attach before the deadline.
Leaving India does not end the reach of Indian criminal law. When courts can try offences by Indians abroad under the BNS and BNSS, and what sanction is needed.
The UAE is now a reciprocating territory for India. How a UAE court judgment is enforced here under Section 44A CPC, and the Section 13 grounds a debtor can raise.
Section 44A is not an automatic route. Why Indian courts apply the merits test under Section 13(b) CPC before enforcing a foreign ex parte decree, per International Woolen Mills.
When and how a registered design can be cancelled under Section 19 of the Designs Act, 2000: statutory grounds, procedure, key judgments and defences for design owners.
Homebuyers facing late possession can act under RERA, the Consumer Protection Act and the IBC. A guide to the remedies available when a builder delays delivery.
Governments are replacing voluntary AI guidelines with binding law. A 2026 compliance guide to the EU AI Act, US state laws, China's rules and India's approach.