The Reserve Bank of India has introduced significant amendments to the Voluntary Retention Route framework for foreign portfolio investors, fundamentally altering investment limits and retention period requirements. These changes, effective April 1, 2026, consolidate investment limits across routes and provide greater flexibility for portfolio liquidation after the minimum retention period.

The RBI, by way of its Circular dated April 21, 2025, has issued revised guidelines on the opening and operation of deposit accounts for minors...

By an Order dated July 27, 2022, the Supreme Court (‘SC') in the case of Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India, upheld the constitutional validity of various provisions...

The SC in the case of S. Rajendran v. CIT[1] held that an attachment Order passed under the Benami Properties Transactions Act, 1988 (‘Benami Act’) cannot be challenged under the IBC.

The SC in Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Limited (Formerly Known As Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited) v. 63 Moons Technologies Limited & Ors.

The SC in the case of Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd. v. Axis Bank Ltd., held that the use of the word "may" in Section 7(5)(a) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (‘IBC')...

India's Trade Marks Registry (‘TMR') has accepted the country's first olfactory/smell trademark for a rose-like floral fragrance applied to vehicle tyres.

Delhi High Court (‘HC’) in Peter Beck und Partner Vermögensverwaltung GmbH v. Prakash Industries Limited[1] held that amounts awarded by a competent court, whether Indian or foreign, towards damages...

In our first episode of Ladies in the Law, we talk to our Senior Partner, Nanditha Gopal from our Bangalore office.

The SC, in Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. v. Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Ltd., held that a joint application seeking extension of the mandate of an arbitral tribunal under Section 29A of the Arbitration...

We are navigating a post-pandemic era with increased use of digital technologies and an unprecedented shift from traditional ways of conducting arbitration proceedings.

The Supreme Court (‘SC'), in In Re: Summoning Advocates who give legal opinion or represent parties during investigation of cases and related issues...

The SC, in EPC Constructions India Ltd. v. Matix Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd., has, inter alia, held that preference shares are part of a company's share capital and therefore, the amounts paid towards preference...

The SC, in A A Estates Private Limited v. Kher Nagar Sukhsadan Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd., held that the protection of moratorium under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code...

The Supreme Court of India has applied the doctrine of 'transnational issue estoppel' in a landmark ruling, establishing that parties cannot re-litigate issues already decided by foreign courts when challenging foreign award enforcement in India. This decision addresses the critical intersection of international arbitration, foreign judgments, and domestic enforcement proceedings.

The SC in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd NGC v. Afcons Gunanusa JV[1] has held that arbitrators do not have the power to unilaterally issue binding orders...

The Department of Telecommunications ('DoT'), by way of a Notification dated October 15, 2025, has issued guidelines to regulate the retention...

India's telecommunications sector undergoes a fundamental regulatory transformation as the Department of Telecommunications replaces the decades-old unified license framework with a streamlined authorisation-based system. The new regime introduces separate rule frameworks for principal, miscellaneous, and captive telecommunication services while establishing a digital single-window platform for regulatory interactions. Existing license holders now face critical decisions about migrating to the new authorisa

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (‘MeitY') has released a ‘Business Requirement Document for Consent Management under the DPDP Act...

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (‘Ministry') has, by Notification dated July 14, 2022, amended the Special Economic Zone Rules, 2006 (‘SEZ Rules')...