Nearly nine years after the murder of a 55-year-old businessman in northwest Delhi, a local court has discharged one of the accused due to lack of corroborative evidence. Background: 2016 Murder of Businessman Vijay Kumar Wadhwa On the night of June 10, 2016, Vijay Kumar Wadhwa was riding home on his scooter after closing his […]
Suraj Chavan, spokesperson for the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction led by Ajit Pawar, has responded to a criminal defamation complaint filed against him by activist and whistleblower Anjali Damania. In his official reply, Chavan contended that the remarks attributed to him were political in nature and constituted fair comment made in good faith. Chavan […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday raised doubts about its own authority to set deadlines for Governors and the President when it comes to granting assent to bills passed by State legislatures. A five-judge Constitution panel comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, PS Narasimha and Atul S Chandurkar was […]
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused bail to former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam along with seven others in the larger conspiracy case filed under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in connection with the 2020 north-east Delhi riots. The nine accused who had sought bail were: Sharjeel Imam, […]
New Delhi, September 1, 2025: In a significant ruling, the Court of Ms. Kiran Gupta, Ld. Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, discharged the main accused in a high-profile Kishangarh murder case, holding that there was no prima facie material to proceed against them. The case arose from an incident in which the […]
Mumbai, India, 24 June 2025: JSA Advocates and Solicitors advised the book running lead managers, namely, IIFL Capital Services Limited (formerly known as IIFL Securities Limited), Axis Capital Limited, CLSA India Private Limited, JM Financial Limited, and Nuvama Wealth Management Limited, on Oswal Pumps Limited’s initial public offering of approximately ₹1,694 crore (which included the secondary sale of approximately […]
Mumbai, India, 24 June 2025: JSA Advocates and Solicitors represented Biocon Limited with its Qualified Institutions Placement (“QIP”) of equity shares amounting to ₹4,500 crore. Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited, BofA Securities India Limited, and Goldman Sachs (India) Securities Private Limited acted as Book Running Lead Managers to the QIP. JSA’s team led by Madhurima Mukherjee […]
New Delhi, India, 27 May 2025: JSA successfully defended Adani Power Limited (“Adani”) before Supreme Court in getting a Civil Appeal filed by distribution licensees of Rajasthan dismissed. By way of the Judgment dated 23.05.2025, the Supreme Court has laid down the following position of law: The Civil Appeal arose out of a judgment dated 18.04.2024 passed […]
SpotDraft’s Series B funding round, spearheaded by Vertex Ventures and Trident Partners, will accelerate the company’s global expansion and drive the advancement of its AI-powered product innovation. BENGALURU — February 13, 2025 — SpotDraft, the CLM platform that helps in-house legal teams manage their contract ecosystems, has raised $54 million in Series B funding. Vertex […]
Mumbai, May1, 2024: TeamLease RegTech, India’s leading Regulatory Technology (RegTech) solutions company, has released a whitepaper on the occasion of International Labour Day. The whitepaper dives into the past, present and future of labour law compliances in India. It traces the journey of the present-day regulatory framework and discusses the challenges faced by workers and employers […]
New Delhi, 24 April 2024 – The Society for Transformation, Inclusion, and Recognition through Sports (STAIRS) Foundation, a premier National Sports Promotion Organisation dedicated to the grassroots development of sports in India, has announced the appointment of Shri Nitesh Rana, former special public prosecutor for the Enforcement Directorate, as the Chairperson of its “Right to Play” […]
The partnership opens an ecosystem of more than 10,000 potential customers for the TAC InfoSec Limited (NSE: TAC) Mumbai, April 24, 2024: TAC Security, a leading cybersecurity company, has been appointed as a key Cyber Security Assessor for the App Defense Alliance (ADA), marking a significant step towards enhancing app security across platforms. Originally launched by […]