India’s consumer protection framework was built on a straightforward premise: the individual buyer, whether purchasing a flat from a developer or a train ticket from a booking platform, is structurally weaker than the entity on the other side of the transaction. The law must compensate for that asymmetry. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 tried to… Continue reading The Consumer Protection Act, 2019: Six Rights, One Authority, and the Questions Courts Are Still Answering
Hindu marriage has traditionally been approached as a sacrament, not a contract. Yet when two people jointly conclude that a marriage has become unsustainable, the law must offer them a dignified exit. Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 does precisely that. Introduced by the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 1976, it creates a carefully… Continue reading Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: The Consent That Must Never Waver and the Clock That Courts Can Stop
Arbitration is built on the promise of speed and finality. But a dispute, once triggered, does not pause courteously while the machinery of arbitration assembles itself. Assets can be dissipated, properties transferred, and security can vanish before a tribunal sits. And even after the tribunal has spoken, the losing party may have every incentive to… Continue reading Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: The Court’s Power to Protect What the Tribunal Cannot Yet Do