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Forcing an employee to work against his will is neither ethical nor legal. In some cases, an employee is made to do work for long hours without adequate compensation or breaks such actions may even be considered harassment or discrimination.

In accordance with Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code, bail must be provided before an arrest can be made. A person may apply for bail before the session’s court of the High Court if they anticipate being detained for an offense for which there is no possibility of bail.

MCA has specified the timeline to speed up the process of Fast Track Mergers. Earlier there was no time limit for Official Liquidators and Registrar of Companies to give objections and suggestions to the CG and CG to pass the confirmation order of the scheme of merger and amalgamation.

Leave and license agreements are commonly used among landlords and tenants in India, especially in the rental housing segment. It is defined in Section 52 of the Indian Easements Act, of 1882.

Commercial Law Act, 2016, came into force on 23.10.2015. Wherein the Act had limited the specific value of the suit to not less than Rupees One crore and the commercial courts were established at all the District levels.

Cheque bounce is a criminal offence stipulated under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The aggrieved party can file a criminal as well as a civil case against the accused who must have had a legal obligation to repay the amount.

The directors of the suspended corporate debtor filed an appeal against the National Company Law Tribunal’s (“NCLT”) ruling that rejected their request to have a non-bailable warrant issued against them.

It is often said that one major disadvantage of a company structure is that there are more compliances. The cost of non-compliance is always more than the cost of compliance.

The legal authority to issue a non-bailable warrant if it is required to assure or force the appearance of the accused in a cheque bounce case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

Marital cruelty can be physical, mental, emotional, or sexual. Mental cruelty involves causing agony and suffering to a partner in some way that makes it difficult for either person to live with. Physical cruelty includes beatings, slaps, and other forms of physical violence. Sexual cruelty, on the other hand, include forcing a partner to indulge in sexual intercourse or unnatural sex.

The present petition for legalizing same-sex marriage is outside the sphere of personal laws, given that it is being sought under the Special Marriage Act.

the criminal case brought under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the NI Act against the natural persons would not be over by application of the IBC’s provisions.

Section 8 of the RERA is an essential clause that guarantees the protection of homebuyers’ interests in the event that the registration of a real estate project is canceled or expires.

There is no specific threshold limit for the NCLT Delhi under the IBC 2016. The IBC provides that a financial creditor, operational creditor, or the corporate debtor itself can initiate the insolvency resolution process with the NCLT.

Incorporation of one-sided clauses in the agreement where the buyer is expected to sign on the dotted lines having no other option would amount to unfair trade practices under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.