Articles for Opinion & Analysis

Can Accused Get Default Bail If FSL Report Isn't Submitted With Chargesheet Within Prescribed Time? SC Refers Matter To Larger Bench

The Hon’ble Bench placed the opinion on the larger bench to decide the question on whether failure on the part of the prosecution to include the FSL report pertaining to the seized contraband article(s) along with the chargesheet, within the time specified in Section 167(2) of the Code read with Section 36A of the NDPS Act, would entitle the accused to default bail or not.

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CJI DY Chandrachud Pays Floral Tribute To BR Ambedkar On His Birth Anniversary

Earlier, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar

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Court Disentitles Wife For Maintenance From Husband

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Anchal set aside the magisterial court order directing a husband to pay Rs 15,000 per month in maintenance to his wife

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Fox & Mandal Advises Gajendra Mercantile

The transaction team of Fox & Mandal LLP consisted of Mr. Debanjan Mandal, Managing Partner, Mr. Arindam Sarkar, Partner, Mr. Mainak Pal, Senior Associate and Ms. Anwesha Sinha, Associate

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Delhi Court Sends BRS Leader K Kavitha To Judicial Custody In Excise Case

The Special Judge Kaveri Baweja on Monday sent K. Kavitha to judicial custody until April 23, 2024, after noting that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) did not want her custodial remand in the matter

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In Conversation With Abhinav Sharma, Partner, Dentons Link Legal

Abhinav had set out to become an investment banker but realised that number crunching is not for him. He decided to pursue law and completed his LLB from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi. "Though law was my last choice it turned out to be the correct one as it is a very rewarding profession which comes with great recognition in society", he says in a fireside chat with Krishnendra Joshi, Editorial Lead, BW Legal World.

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SC To Hear Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Challenging Arrest By ED On April 15

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the matter

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Khaitan & Co. Acts As Legal Counsel To JSW Energy

The core team consisted of Sudhir Bassi (Executive Director), Madhur Kohli (Partner), Prathiksha Panduranga (Principal Associate), Ritika Khare (Senior Associate), Anshul Mordia (Associate), Divyam Wadhwa (Associate) and Maniya Goyal (Associate)

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Financial Capacity Of Employer Is Relevant To Determine Wages, SC Holds

Bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Sanjay Kumar heard appeals on wage revisions pertaining to the workmen of VVF India Limited.

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Master New Criminal Laws For Compliance Readiness: Damini Marwah, Group Chief Legal Counsel & Chief Ethics Officer, Axis Bank

In this interview with Ashima Ohri of BW Legal World, Axis Bank's Group Chief Legal Counsel & Chief Ethics Officer, Damini Marwah, discusses the need to be ready for newly enacted Digital Personal Data Protection Act and the new criminal laws. She emphasizes the importance for legal departments to stay updated with legislative changes, ensuring compliance and maintaining core values of integrity, empathy, and respect.

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