In May 2021, the Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") introduced the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting ("BRSR") framework.

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC") was passed with the objective of balancing interests of all stakeholders in a corporate entity‟s insolvency resolution process.

The Supreme Court of India on April 1, 2013 rejected Novartis’ appeal for patent protection for its blood-cancer treatment drug "Glivec", which was held an "incremental innovation" not liable for protection.

One of the most promising sectors of the Indian market, the annual revenue of the e-commerce sector is projected to cross USD 16 billion by the end of 2015.

The Companies Act, 2013, sets to overhaul the provisions relating to independent directors entirely by conferring greater power and responsibility in the governance of a company.

Employing a candidate to a company is an important process as a company cannot grow and survive without adequate and well-trained human resources.

Under the Constitution of India, the labor and employment laws are categorized in the concurrent list, which means that both the Parliament and the individual State Legislatures share co-equal powers...

Earlier this year, Singapore based Digital Collectibles Pte Ltd ("Rario") and five well-known Indian cricketers ("plaintiff cricketers") filed a case in the Delhi High Court ("HC")...

On March 1, 2024, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued due diligence related advisory to platforms and intermediaries regarding the deployment and use

Mediation is recognized worldwide as an effective and less adversarial method of resolving disputes. India has long encouraged mediation to reduce the overburdening of courts and...

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2026 (“Amendment Act”) received Presidential assent on April 6, 2026, marking the most significant reform to India’s insolvency framework since the original enactment of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code’s (“IBC”) in 2016 (and has yet to become law). Over the last decade, the IBC has transformed India’s insolvency landscape by improving creditor recoveries, shifting control from defaulting promoters to creditors and creating a modern regulatory framework where none existed before.

On May 18, 2023, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") via Gazette Notification brought some provisions of the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023, ("Amendments" or "Bill")...

On August 11, 2023, India notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), paving the way for new digital personal data processing norms. DPDP Act primarily aims to provide...

The advent of demonetization has given a push towards a digitalized and cashless economy, promoting mobile wallets and electronic payments.

The Privacy Bill, 2013 does not provide any definition of "privacy", but it does however,focus on the protection of personal and sensitive personal data of persons.

The Government of India enacted the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act

It is common knowledge that the Indian justice system is largely adversarial. Yet, judicial and quasi-judicial forums continue to grapple with systemic inadequacies and rising case pendency.

Intermediary liability in India is governed by section 79 of the Information Technology Act (“IT Act”).This section provides safe harbour protection to intermediaries for third-party information, subject to compliance with due diligence obligations under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“IT Intermediary Rules”), particularly Part II, which governs intermediary conduct. On March 30, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) released draft amendments for public consultation.

Leniency programme is a whistle-blower protection of the CCI available to those enterprises or individuals that disclose their role in a cartel and cooperate with subsequent investigations.

In our previous post, we dealt with the scope of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), the potential impact of consent as primary processing basis...