ArticleStrengthening India's Port Sector With The Indian Ports Act, 2025The Indian Ports Act, 2025 ("2025 Act"), passed by both Houses of Parliament will shortly be notified as being in force.IndiaTransportJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleTelangana Rolls Out Operational Relaxations For Commercial EstablishmentsIn a significant move, the Government of Telangana, has vide notification dated July 5, 2025, rolled out certain relaxations for commercial establishments in the State by exempting them from select provisions of the Telangana Shops and Establishments Act, 1988.IndiaEmployment and HRJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleMaking Of A Sports DynastyIPL IV concluded on May 28, 2011, much like it began. The Chennai Super Kings stamped their authority on the event, and the team now has the makings of the first ever dynasty in this world of professional league cricket. IndiaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleA Corporate Guarantor Cannot Be Absolved From Its Liability Only Because The Guarantee Is Not InvokedIn the case of Iskon Infra Engineering Private Limited vs. Central Bank of India18, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal rejected the dissolution of a company undergoing voluntary liquidation on the ground that such a Company had extended corporate guarantees of substantial amounts for a principal borrower.IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleMadras High Court Mandates Proportionality In Freezing Of Bank Accounts By Investigating AuthoritiesThe Hon'ble Madras High Court ("Madras HC"), in the matter of Mohammed Saifullah vs. Reserve Bank of India and Ors has delivered a significant ruling on the freezing of bank accounts in cases of ongoing investigations....IndiaCriminal LawJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleCompetition Commission Of IndiaOn January 3, 2022, CCI ordered an investigation against IREL (India) Limited ("IREL") for imposing unfair and discriminatory conditions and pricing in supply of Beach Sand Sillimanite...IndiaAntitrust/Competition LawJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleNCLAT: A Corporate Guarantor Cannot Be Absolved From Its Liability Only Because The Guarantee Is Not InvokedIn the case of Iskon Infra Engineering Private Limited v. Central Bank of India[1], the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT") rejected the dissolution...IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleScheme Guidelines For Setting Up Hydrogen Hubs In India Under The National Green Hydrogen MissionThe Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ("MNRE"), vide letter dated March 15, 2024, has issued the ‘Scheme Guidelines for Setting Up Hydrogen Hubs in India...IndiaEnergy and Natural ResourcesJSA Advocates & Solicitors
Article‘555 95472' Our Future? India's Unique Health IDIt was on September 30, 1963, that Charles Schulz first used 555 95472 to introduce one of his comic characters in his much-loved Peanuts series.IndiaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleNCLAT: Adjudicating Authority Can Extend Payment Timelines In A Resolution Plan Without The Concurrence Of The CoCIn the recent decision of Ashok Dattatray Atre & Ors. v. State Bank of India & Ors.[1] National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT") has reiterated that the extension...IndiaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleExercise Of Powers By The Supreme Court Under Article 142 Cannot Ignore Substantive Statutory ProvisionsOn October 4, 2023, a 2 (two) judge bench of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Union Bank of India v. Rajat Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd and Sunview Assets Pvt Ltd. held that the powers of the Supreme Court ...IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleStamp Duty And Its Perilous Effect On Arbitration CasesMuch has already been written about the effect of non-payment or insufficient payment of stamp duty on substantive agreements containing an arbitration clause, and whether such default hinders enforcement of the arbitration agreement.IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleDelhi High Court: Instruction Directing Customs Authorities To Review And Cancel Licenses Issued Under MOOWR Scheme Along With Consequent Show Cause Notice QuashedJPPL was granted a license by the Customs Authorities under the MOOWR Scheme ("MOOWR License") to set up a solar power generating unit within a private bonded warehouse.IndiaTaxJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleGovernment Of India ("GoI") Notifies Amendments To The General Regulations, 2009The GoI, vide notification dated May 10, 2024, has brought into force the CCI (General) Amendment Regulations, 2024 ("Amended General Regulations")...IndiaAntitrust/Competition LawJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleJSA Newsletter | Private Equity | September 2024: Other DevelopmentsSEBI, vide press release dated April 1, 2024, launched the new version of the SEBI Complaint Redress System ("SCORES 2.0").IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleLet's Get The Preference RightHad this column been written before December 2000, a clear conclusion would have been that a public limited company cannot issue equity shares of different classes while it could issue preference shares of different classes. IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleNavigating Reserve Bank Of India's New KYC Master DirectionsNotably, while the new KYC MD 2025 is explicitly titled for ‘Commercial Banks', it has immediate legal implications for Payment System Providers ("PSPs"), including Prepaid Payment Instrument ("PPI") issuers and Payment Aggregators ("PAs").IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleSpecial Call Auction Mechanism For Price Discovery Of Scrips Of Listed Investment Companies And Listed Investment Holding CompaniesSEBI, vide circular dated June 20, 2024, has put in place a framework for special call auction with no price bands' for effective price discovery of scrips of listed Investment Companies ("ICs")...IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawJSA Advocates & Solicitors
VideoAmit Kapur | Powering India's Future: Policy, Markets And Innovation For A Clean Grid (Video)Our Joint Managing Partner, Amit Kapur, recently participated as a panellist at the prestigious Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) event, "Powering India's Future: Policy, Markets, and Innovation for a Clean Grid."IndiaEnergy and Natural ResourcesJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleGuidelines Issued To Streamline The Determination And Payment Of Compensation For Transmission Line Right Of WayWith the aim of expediting construction of transmission lines and ensuring fair compensation, the Ministry of Power, Government of India ("MoP") vide notification dated June 14, 2024...IndiaEnergy and Natural ResourcesJSA Advocates & Solicitors