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Chambers monthly legal publications published under the editorial direction of Advocate Lalit Ajmani (Enrolment No. D/5332/2017). Providing authoritative statutory analysis, procedural roadmaps, and case law commentaries across High Court and trial court forums.
Recent Developments in Civil, Defamation & Matrimonial Laws
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Authoritative quarterly dispatch by Adv. Lalit Ajmani covering landmark rulings on secondary evidence under the Evidence Act (POA photocopies), guarantor liability limits, service jurisprudence remedies for non-parties, Order XLI Rule 27 CPC, defamation in pleadings, territorial jurisdiction over online media, advocate immunity in defamation, permanent alimony obligations under Section 125 CrPC, DNA testing in divorce, reproductive autonomy & IVF rights, and POCSO statutory reform.
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Recent Developments in Civil, Defamation & Matrimonial Laws
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Property Registration Ceilings, 120-Day CPC Commercial Rule & Defamation Standards
Comprehensive examination of Supreme Court's 4-month property registration mandate under Registration Act, finality of impleadment under Order XXII Rule 4 CPC, 120-day CPC written statement rule limited to original plaints, quashing Section 498A charges against in-laws post-divorce, doubling permanent alimony with biennial inflation adjustment, public interest exception in consumer protests, and trial court lawyers' eligibility for Senior Advocate designation.
Commercial Pre-Litigation Mediation, Property Conveyancing & Constitutional Mandates
22-page exhaustive compendium analyzing Section 12A Commercial Courts Act mandatory pre-litigation mediation, municipal will mutations, Agreement to Sell limitations, trademark injunctions in Chotiwala, Director liability post-resignation under Section 141 NI Act, mandatory Saptapadi rites for Hindu marriage, Family Court procedural latitude, children of void marriages property rights, media defamation & doxing, Electoral Bonds unconstitutionality, and the enactment of BNS, BNSS, and BSA.
Annual Jurisprudence Review 2023: Cheque Bounce, Arbitral Stamping & Landmark Constitutional Benches
Annual recap by Adv. Lalit Ajmani highlighting key legal milestones: Section 143A NI Act interim compensation exemptions for authorized signatories, Supreme Court 7-Judge Bench ruling on unstamped arbitration agreements, discretionary 20% deposit under Section 148 NI Act, housewife's equal share in marital property, divorce under Article 142 for irretrievable breakdown, Google Reviews defamation ruling (VP Sarathi), advocate court privilege, Article 370 abrogation verdict, and Rajasthan Advocates Protection Bill.
Consumer Arbitration, SARFAESI DRT Remedies & Rahul Gandhi Defamation Ruling
Quarterly review by Adv. Lalit Ajmani examining consumer forum jurisdiction despite arbitration clauses (AWHO v. Huda), SARFAESI Section 13(2) challenges before DRT, Section 12(5) unilateral arbitrator objections (Kotak Mahindra Bank), Section 138 NI Act notices with additional amounts, housewife's equal share in marital property (Madras High Court), divorce under Article 142, limitation period in Section 12 DV Act (Kamatchi on LiveLaw), 498A non-consummation, and Gujarat High Court's 7 principles on suspension of conviction in Rahul Gandhi defamation case.
Letters of Intent, Cheque Salutations, Jolly LLB 2 Defamation & GNCTD Amendment Act
Post-second wave dispatch covering Supreme Court on Letter of Intent (LOI) vs Contract (South Eastern Coal Fields), Section 138 NI Act dismissal for lack of 'M/s' salutation overturned (Kerala High Court), absence of mens rea in criminal medical negligence (Prabhat Kumar Singh), Madras High Court quashing party leader defamation complaint, Jolly LLB 2 Akshay Kumar defamation quashed, SDM defamation defense, bigamy during divorce appeal (Section 494 IPC), father's maintenance to major child, and critical constitutional analysis of GNCTD (Amendment) Act, 2021.
Foreign Seated Arbitrations, IBC Section 482, POSH in WFH & Cryptocurrency Status
Mid-2021 dispatch issued after the Covid second wave. Features Supreme Court landmark on party autonomy and foreign-seated arbitrations for Indian parties (PASL Wind Solutions), Section 482 CrPC bar against breaching Sections 14 & 17 of IBC (Sandeep Khaitan), Supreme Court directions for expeditious Section 138 NI Act trials, FCRA regulatory brief for Indian NGOs, in-court pleadings defamation, Rs. 2 Crore damages order against former PM Devegowda, condonation of 6-month mutual divorce cooling period, extramarital allegations in child custody, legality of cryptocurrency in India, and Work-From-Home as a workplace under POSH Act.
Arbitration Amendment Bill 2021, Rajnesh v. Neha Maintenance & Gangubai Defamation
Inaugural 2021 dispatch analyzing Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2021, Supreme Court upholding Sections 3, 4 & 10 of IBC Amendment Act (Manish Kumar), FSSAI trans-fat regulations, LLP decriminalisation, small company definitions threshold increase, CSR vaccine R&D exemptions, SEBI mutual fund net worth rules, Supreme Court comprehensive maintenance guidelines in Rajnesh v. Neha, Section 4 HMA bar on panchayati divorce, daughter's locus standi on father's second marriage, educational degree not disqualifying wife from maintenance, defamation in counter affidavits (Joy Anto), Adani Power, Gangubai Kathiawadi, and Javed Akhtar defamation cases, cryptocurrency ban bill, and WhatsApp antitrust probe.