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Banking & Finance
Cheque Dishonour and Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act: A Criminal Wrong Wearing a Civil Mask
Section 138 of the NI Act sits at an unusual intersection of commercial convenience and criminal sanction — a bare four-section offence in 1988 has grown into a dedicated summary-trial regime with its own compensation and appellate architecture.
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White Collar & Investigations
The Dawn Raid: A Company's Rights and Obligations Under Sections 17 and 19 of the PMLA, 2002
The ED's power of search and seizure under the PMLA is among the least understood and most consequential tools in India's economic offences framework. A company's real protection lies not in resisting the search, but in being prepared for it.
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Corporate & Commercial
Corporate Signing Authority and Transactional Risk: Understanding Corporate Representation under Indian Law
The validity of a corporate transaction often depends not only on the terms of the agreement but also on whether the person signing it possessed the legal authority to bind the company.
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