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Gujarat High Court: Family Courts Can Look at Electronic Evidence Even Without Section 65B Certificate
In an important decision, the Gujarat High Court has clarified that Family Courts can consider electronic evidence even if a Section 65B certificate is not filed, provided the material helps the Court properly decide the dispute. This ruling came in
Resignation, Notice Period and the New 2-Day Wage Rule
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Ad-Interim Maintenance vs Interim Maintenance vs Final Maintenance
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EXPLAINING THE INSTITUTION OF COMMERCIAL SUITS UNDER THE COMMERCIAL COURTS ACT, 2015: LEGISLATIVE INTENT, PROCEDURE AND JUDICIAL MANDATES
The Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (“the Act”) was enacted to address a systemic deficit in the adjudication of commercial disputes – namely, delay, unpredictability, and the consequent erosion of contract enforcement. The Act, read with the Code of Civil Procedure,
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Can a matter be settled during the course of proceedings?
Settlement possibilities may be explored at appropriate stages, subject to legal permissibility and the mutual consent of the parties involved.
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