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Legal enforceability of Letter of Intent or Memorandum of Understanding

  Smita Singh   21 May 2018 at 16:41

Introduction It is not uncommon for the parties to a contract to, upon agreeing into principal/broad terms of their agreement, reduce the same into writing and call the same as Letter of Intent (LoI), Term Sheet or Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). ..


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Amendments in the Commercial Courts, Division and Appellate Division of High Courts Act 2015

  Raja Mani.K   08 May 2018 at 12:46

1. Earlier the pecuniary jurisdiction was fixed as Rs. 1 Crore and above, now it was reduced to as �not less than Rs. 3 Lakh�.2. The pecuniary value shall not less than Rs. 3 Lakh and not more than the pecuniary jurisdiction exercisable b ..


Posted in Civil Law  2 comments |   615 Views


Electricity as a Legal Right

  SPITI SARKAR   05 March 2018 at 10:54

ELECTRICITY AS A LEGAL RIGHTElectricity as a basic amenity and the mode of its supply to consumers has various facets. The electricity distribution in major cities is the domain ..


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Law regarding vesting and divesting in Mithakshara joint family property

  Rudrawar Narayanreddy   05 March 2018 at 10:54

Mithakshara Coparcenary family, there is community of interest and unity of possession between all the members of the family, and upon the death of any one of them the others m ..


Posted in Civil Law  5 comments |   3783 Views


Territorial Jurisdiction of 'Court' on applications u/s 9 of domestic Arbitration

  Vignesh Venkat   02 February 2018 at 10:46

Territorial Jurisdiction of 'Court' to entertain applications under Section 9 in respect of domestic Arbitration under The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ..


Posted in Civil Law  1 comments |   6889 Views


Hindu adopted sons rights in the coparcenary property of his natural family U/s 12(b) of the act

  Rudrawar Narayanreddy   01 February 2018 at 10:14

Section 12(b) of Hindu adoption and Maintenance act 1956�Property vested before adoption cannot be divested and he will take along with him to his adopted family�.Whether birth right of coparcenary interest is vesting or not?What constitu ..


Posted in Civil Law  7 comments |   7364 Views


Whether a suit for cancellation of any registered instrument is barred by law of limitation?

  Chirag Bhatt   29 January 2018 at 10:42

As a lawyer, it becomes routine to come across the issue pertaining to a fact that a suit is 'barred by law'. An issue involved in this article is whether a suit for cancellation of any instrument is barred by law . Let me discuss it in d ..


Posted in Civil Law  3 comments |   5355 Views


Specific relief act - Alternative relief versus main relief

  Anil Satyagraha   23 January 2018 at 14:04

ACTUS CURIAE NEMINEM GRAVABIT. ACT OF THE COURT SHALL PREJUDICE NO ONE. In this article, the author delves upon the issue of Alternative Relief versus Main Relief in a Suit For Specific ..


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Important Judgments on Presumption of Service by Registered Post

  Dr J C Vashista   15 January 2018 at 11:07

Important Judgments on Presumption of Service by Registered PostIntroductionPresumption of certain facts:The legal proposition in context of presumption of service by registered post can be found under Section 114 of the Indian Evidence Act. The prov ..


Posted in Civil Law  2 comments |   2867 Views


Arbitration Clause: Say it straightforwardly

  Ricky Chopra   11 January 2018 at 10:48

HIM, a technology equipment supplier from a foreign land and YOU, a technology equipment agent from India entered into an agreement. The arbitration clause of the agreement clearly mentioned that all disputes aris ..


Posted in Civil Law |   660 Views