The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023, which seeks to amend certain provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 received the assent of the President of India on April 11, 2023. This note provides an overview of the key changes to the Competition Act provided in the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023.

Amazon and Flipkart operate ‘online marketplaces' which facilitate third party sellers in selling their goods to the end-consumers.

COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered the fragility of traditional business set-ups and financial implications of unsustainable business activities are being realized and acknowledged...

In February 2024, during Prime Minister Modi's visit to the United Arab Emirates ("UAE"), India and the UAE signed, among other things, a bilateral investment treaty ("BIT", and such BIT, the "New India-UAE BIT").

At present, there are no statutory mandates or procedural directives in India for conducting internal investigations in a company...

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India (the "Supreme Court") has in N.N. Global Mercantile Private Limited v. Indo Unique Flame Limited & Others ("NN Global") held by a 3:2 majority...

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (the "DPDP") is ready to (re)define the legal framework governing personal data in India.

On the question of regulating artificial intelligence, India's position is not yet clear. In April this year, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had stated that the government did not have plans to ...

In this article, we analyse the implications of the Privacy Update under the Competition Act, 2002

The CCI recently commemorated the completion of the first year of the ‘Green Channel' approval route for combination filings in India, by way of which, combinations which meet certain criteria are deemed to be approved ...

Set out below are certain considerations which are relevant for listed Indian companies in the current COVID -19 scenario.

It appears that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will soon make ready a draft bill for the ‘Digital India Act' for public/industry review, aiming for a parliamentary introduction next month – when a revised draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 may be tabled as well.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") notified Section 234 of the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (the "Companies Act"), and Rule 25A of the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations)...

To meet national and international net-zero targets, companies need to reduce emissions over time. Such efforts include the measuring of, and reporting on, progress...

On the question of regulating artificial intelligence ("AI"), India's position remains an evolving one – even while the country closely tracks, and accounts for, global developments.

This is the second note of S&R Data+, a multipart series on data governance, focused on distinguishing between personal and non-personal information, including with respect to their separate regulatory, legal, and commercial implications.

The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 ("PDP Bill"), which was presented before the lower house of the Indian Parliament on December 11, 2019

On February 23, 2024, the Orissa High Court allowed the arrest of a vessel, M.V. Debi (IMO 9616735, "Vessel") in an admiralty suit filed by Paradip International Cargo Terminal Pvt. Ltd. for enforcement of its maritime lien ...

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (the "Act") was enacted to prevent ill-gotten wealth being reintroduced into India's financial system.

Section 35 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 stipulates that a deficiently stamped agreement is inadmissible in evidence until the deficient stamp duty is paid.