Insights and Analysis
Commentary, case analysis and practical guidance from the team at Ravneet Singh Law Chambers on developments across Indian and international law.
Arbitration Law
The Constitution Bench in Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft has settled one of arbitration law's most contested questions: courts cannot rewrite awards on the merits. Four narrow exceptions explained.
Arbitration Law
Article 137 of the Limitation Act gives a three-year window for Section 11(6) petitions: but from when exactly? The answer has tripped up many commercial parties who waited too long to invoke the arbitration machinery.
Insolvency and IBC
The Supreme Court's 2:1 majority in Independent Sugar Corporation v. Girish Sriram Juneja has made CCI approval a mandatory pre-condition before the Committee of Creditors votes on any qualifying resolution plan.
Insolvency and IBC
Two Supreme Court rulings in 2025: one setting aside, one reinstating JSW Steel's approved plan: have given India's insolvency ecosystem a sobering lesson in the fragility of post-approval certainty.
Insolvency and IBC
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the foundational rule: Section 7 requires proof of financial debt and default: nothing more. The debtor's current financial health or willingness to settle is simply irrelevant to admission.
Banking and Finance
In M/s Pro Knits v. Canara Bank, the Supreme Court confirmed that the SMA identification and MSME restructuring framework is not discretionary: banks that skip it face a challengeable NPA classification.
Banking and Finance
The Supreme Court in M. Rajendran v. KPK Oils has settled that a borrower's redemption right under SARFAESI is extinguished on publication of the auction notice: not on registration of the sale certificate.
Real Estate
Mansi Brar Fernandes v. Shubha Sharma establishes RERA as primary forum and IBC as last resort: and requires homebuyers to demonstrate bona fide residential intent to access IBC protection as financial creditors.
Real Estate: Opinion
An honest assessment of what RERA has achieved since 2017: mandatory disclosure, escrow protection, a dedicated forum: and where implementation has fallen short of the legislation's promise.
Corporate Law
KS Mehta and Vishnoo Mittal together establish that non-executive directors are not vicariously liable under Section 138 NI Act without specific averments: and that IBC moratoriums provide an additional defence.
Corporate Law
Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar brings new directions on mandatory mediation, summary trial procedures, and bank record admissibility for the millions of Section 138 cases clogging India's courts.
NRI and International
The Supreme Court in 2025 has reaffirmed the Y. Narasimha Rao principle: foreign divorce decrees on the ground of 'irretrievable breakdown' are not enforceable in India. The consequences can be severe for NRIs who assume otherwise.