Mutation vs Title in India: Understanding Revenue Records, Ownership, and Legal Remedies
Mutation vs title in India” is a distinction that trips up buyers, heirs, and even banks. Mutation is an entry in revenue records...Read More
Supreme Court Verdict: Deemed Export Benefits under Foreign Trade Policy not available to Immoveable Assets, in particular, Thermal Power Plants
Supreme Court Upholds PSPCL’s Stand that Deemed Export benefits under the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09 and 2009-14 are only...Read More
GPA Sale vs Registered Sale Deed in India
For decades, property transactions in India have often taken the form of GPA sales—agreements where ownership is transferred...Read More
Co-Ownership and the Dwelling-House Exception: Rights of a Transferee in Partition Suits
Property held in co-ownership often leads to disputes when one co-owner decides to transfer or sell their undivided share. Unlike...Read More
PSPCL Secures Strategic Relief from APTEL in Tariff Adjustment on account of availment of Accelerated Depreciation
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (‘APTEL’) has granted interim relief to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (‘PSPCL’)...Read More
Delay in Civil Trials: Can Judicial Case Management Under Order X Rule 2A Solve the Backlog?
Judicial delay in civil trials has long plagued India’s legal system, with pendency of over 52 million cases nationwide,...Read More
Electronic Service of Summons under CPC: Evolving Practices and Legal Validity Post COVID-19
The COVID‑19 pandemic accelerated a paradigm shift in judicial procedures across India, compelling courts to embrace electronic...Read More
Jurisdictional Challenges under CPC: Emerging Trends in Forum Shopping and Judicial Scrutiny
In India, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) provides essential rules on jurisdiction, particularly through Sections 9 to 20....Read More
APTEL Tightens the Screws on Public Interest Litigation: Strict Locus Standi Now Mandatory in Electricity Matters
I. Introduction The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (“APTEL”) reaffirmed in its April 8, 2025 judgment that public interest...Read More
CERC Exercises Regulatory Power Under Section 79(1) Which Are of Ad‑Hoc Nature
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (“CERC”) derives its authority under Section 79(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003,...Read More
From Grid Guests to Storage Stakeholders: India’s 2025 Draft Rules and Electricity Consumers’ New Rights over Energy Storage Systems
India first granted formal legal status to Energy Storage Systems (ESS) through Rule 18 inserted by the Electricity (Amendment)...Read More