Posts by Riyali Ganguly

Last verified: 18 June 2026 India's courts are carrying 5.39 crore pending cases. That figure, current to 31 December 2025, is not an abstraction. It is the daily reality of…

Last verified: 18 June 2026 When two of India's largest multiplex chains decided to combine, they did something that puzzled a lot of people watching from outside the deal room.…

Last verified: 18 June 2026 Every year the same argument resurfaces, and every year nobody actually pins down the real SQE cost for Indian lawyers. It usually starts with a…

Last verified: 17 June 2026 Companies today face increasing pressure to maintain transparency, protect shareholder interests, and uphold ethical governance standards.  Independent Directors serve as the conscience of corporate boards,…

Last verified: June 17, 2026 On 4 January 2024, the apex court did something that turned a set of recommendations into money landing in bank accounts. It accepted the Second…

Last verified: 17 June 2026 A contractor's joint venture sat mid-dispute on an infrastructure contract, pulled out the agreement it had signed years earlier, and turned to the dispute-resolution clause.…

Last verified: 17 June 2026 Since the Solicitors Qualifying Examination replaced the old transfer scheme in September 2021, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has granted exactly one individual exemption from SQE1.…

Last verified: June 2026 Around 2,000 civil-judge vacancies were expected across Indian states through 2025, according to coaching-tracker compilations of state notifications. Gujarat advertised roughly 212 civil-judge posts, Karnataka around…

Last verified: June 2026 A mid-career advocate in a metro commercial practice once shelved a long-held plan to qualify in England and Wales. The reason wasn't talent or money. It…

Last verified: 16 June 2026 In the first months of 2025, more than 150 independent directors walked away from listed Indian companies. That is the kind of number that makes…