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A DRT Recovery Certificate Is Not a Decree: Insolvency Notice Under the 1909 Act Quashed

CourtSupreme Court of India BenchJustice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma Citation2026 INSC 688 Reported[2026] 8 S.C.R. 204 CaseCivil Appeal No. 4211 of 2010 Decided12 July 2026 OutcomeAppeal dismissed. P...

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The 120-Day Clock Applies to Plaintiffs Too: Written Statements to Counter-Claims in Commercial Suits

CourtSupreme Court of India BenchJustice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran Citation2026 INSC 684 Repo...

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Convicted at 17, Acquitted at 24: The One Order That Undid an Entire Trial

CourtSupreme Court of India BenchJustice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale Citation2026 I...

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How Much Should a Polluter Pay? The Supreme Court Has Told the Environment Ministry to Decide

CourtSupreme Court of India BenchJustice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe Citation2026 INSC...

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Royalty on Royalty Stands: Miners Lose Their Constitutional Challenge

CourtSupreme Court of India BenchJustice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan Citation2026 INSC 679 Rep...

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No Insurance, No Petrol: What the Supreme Court Just Ordered for Every Vehicle in India

CourtSupreme Court of India BenchJustice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Citation2026 INSC 793 ...

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How to Monitor Borrower Litigation Continuously

How-To Guide · Litigation Monitoring Updated for 2026 · Claw Editorial A single defaulting borro...

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Best Legal Collections and Recovery Software in India (2026)

Buyer’s Guide · Legal Collections Updated for 2026 · Claw Editorial When a loan account tu...

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Continuous Litigation Portfolio Monitoring for Lenders

Lending & Recovery · Litigation Monitoring Updated for 2026 · Claw Editorial A mid-sized len...

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Post-Default Legal Recovery Workflow for NBFCs

Use Case · NBFC Legal Recovery Updated for 2026 · Claw Editorial A missed EMI does not become a ...

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