Practicing Lawyers

Salient Features of the Electricity Act, 2003

– Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court & Partner, Spicy Law Firm. Policies: The Electricity Act, 2003 envisages that policies to be framed regarding various aspects and it should be done by the Central Government in consultation with the State Governments and Electricity Commissions [...]

Laws and regulations related to pledge

– Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court & Partner, Spicy Law Firm. Introduction: Indian Contract Act, 1872 deals with the pledge. Pledge is a kind of bailment. It is also called as 'pawn'. If the good are bailed as security for payment of a [...]

Trade Union related laws in India

– Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court & Partner, Spicy Law Firm. Introduction and Historical Perspectives Trade Union Act, 1926 is the important law related to Trade Unions in India. Industrial revolution during the 19th century brought massive changes in England and other western [...]

10 things that every Indian should know about Indian Civil Procedure Code

– Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court & Partner, Spicy Law Firm. Introduction The law can be broadly classified as 1) Substantive Law and 2) Procedural Law. The Substantive Law, whether it is based on statute law or common law, defines what facts are [...]

Entry of Foreign Law Firms in India – Globalization & Liberalization of Legal Profession

Entry of Foreign Law Firms in India–Globalization & Liberalization of Legal Profession In this era of LPG (Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization), allowing entry of foreign law firms (subject to some conditions) in India is inevitable. It is the need of the hour. This will give the litigant client a wide variety of lawyers to choose [...]

Sole Proprietorship Vs Company

– Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court & Partner, Spicy Law Firm. There are several differences, several advantages, and disadvantages in both forms of business. A sole proprietorship is very simple to form and does not require much paperwork to start with. But, a [...]

Choosing a right business name for your start-up…

– Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court & Partner, Spicy Law Firm. If you are going to form a company, the name should have three parts. 1) Name, 2) Object part and 3) Constitution of the company. For Example: Spicy Law LLP ‘SPICY’ is [...]

How To Change Your Name Legally?

– Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court & Partner, Spicy Law Firm. The process is very simple and involves just three (3) steps. Step 1: Affidavit You need to sign an affidavit and get that notarized by a Notary Public / Commissioner of Oath. [...]

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