Stamp duty on a multi-party loan agreement cannot depend on where the first signature happens to be put, the Delhi High Court has held, applying the Indian Stamp Act to Zee Group loans from Religare Finvest.
Delhi High Court Imposes Rs 10,000 Costs On Advocate: a garden walk and a weak connection during a virtual arbitration hearing breached the Court’s Electronic Evidence and Video Conferencing Rules, 2025. New Delhi: Counsel for the petitioner in an arbitration petition must pay costs of Rs 10,000 and appear in person on the next date, […]
The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs 1 lakh on counsel for the decree holders in proceedings to enforce an arbitral award against NHAI, for appearing in a virtual hearing from a moving car, holding that this violates the Court’s Electronic Evidence and Video Conferencing Rules, 2025 and disrupts proceedings.
The Allahabad High Court dismissed a lawyer’s demand for a Rs.1 crore fee from the government for a case he filed on his own. The court noted that the petitioner was never officially engaged by the government. The Centre clarified that it has a dedicated panel of advocates representing its interests in the Supreme Court. The ruling reinforces that self-filed cases do not warrant government compensation.
