Legal Representative not Limited to Family: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s May 13, 2025 judgment has fundamentally revised the process for designating Senior Advocates, moving away from a rigid points-based system and placing greater value on holistic qualities central to the legal profession.

In a highly unusual development, the Supreme Court has ordered liquidation of Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd. even after the resolution plan was approved, the amount paid, and implementation had commenced-an extraordinary outcome almost never witnessed under India’s insolvency regime. The Court’s decision to set aside JSW Steel’s resolution plan underscores that gross violations of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code cannot be cured by mere payment or partial ...

Let’s consider a startup working on prototypes that are both aesthetically crafted and functionally driven, with innovators eager to protect their creations. While copyright is often the go-to protection for creative works, a dilemma arises under Section 15(2) of the Copyright Act. This provision withdraws copyright from certain works once they are commercially reproduced, unless protected under the Designs Act. In Cryogas v. Inox, the Supreme Court attem...