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ArticleSupreme Court Reiterates That A Party Cannot Initiate Fresh Arbitration Proceedings After Abandoning Earlier Arbitration ProceedingsThe Hon’ble Supreme Court, in Rajiv Gaddh v. Subodh Parkash, 2026 INSC 302 reiterated that a party cannot initiate proceedings for appointment of an arbitral tribunal under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) after abandoning earlier arbitration proceedings relying on Order 23, Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC).IndiaLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
ArticleDecoding Interception: A Closer Look At The New Telecommunication Rules, 2024On 6 December 2024, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued the final Telecommunications (Procedures and Safeguards for Lawful Interception of Messages) Rules, 2024 (Rules) replacing...IndiaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentKhaitan & Co.
ArticleRegulatory Regime For Miscellaneous Telecom Services Gains Momentum DOT Notifies Final RulesOn 23 June 2026, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) notified the Telecommunications (Authorisation for Provision of Miscellaneous Telecommunication Services) Rules, 2026 (Rules). The Rules (with notable revisions) follow the previously published draft rules (Draft Rules), which were released in September 2025 for stakeholder feedback (please see here for our update on Draft Rules). IndiaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentKhaitan & Co.
ArticleJudgment In Commissioner Of Service Tax Vs. Mumbai International Airport PVT LtdShow-cause notices were issued to MIAL for multiple assessment years demanding payment of Service tax on the Development charges collected by MIAL pursuant to section 22A. IndiaTaxKhaitan & Co.
ArticleAnti-Dumping Investigation | Single Mode Optical Fibre Originating In Or Exported From China, South Korea And IndonesiaThe Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Dispersion Unshifted Single-Mode Optical Fibre" (SMOF)...GlobalInternational LawKhaitan & Co.
ArticleRequirement To Conduct A Limited Review Of The Audit Of All Entities Whose Accounts Are Consolidated With That Of A Listed Entity And Consequent Necessary ProceduresThe Kotak Committee Report on Corporate Governance had recommended certain changes to the regulatory regime for group audit. IndiaAccounting and AuditKhaitan & Co.
ArticleCCI Finds Cartelisation In Bidding For Poly Aluminium Chloride TendersIt was, inter alia, the contention of GIL and ABCIL that together they constituted a single economic entity and, therefore, there was no question of collusion between them. IndiaAntitrust/Competition LawKhaitan & Co.
ArticleInvesting In A Robust Competition Regulator For IndiaA recent news report suggests that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has proposed reducing the number of members at the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to a Chairperson and three members...IndiaAntitrust/Competition LawKhaitan & Co.
ArticleSupreme Court Clarifies Scope Of Penalties And Other Provisions Under The Competition ActThe Appellants as well as the CCI approached the Supreme Court in appeal.IndiaAntitrust/Competition LawKhaitan & Co.
ArticleAre Cab Aggregators Staring Down The Barrel Of A Gun In India?Cab aggregators (Aggregators) in India are currently facing a battle on three fronts. First, is with the drivers who are heavily unionised, and as a result have significant influence.IndiaComplianceKhaitan & Co.
ArticleB2B Marketplaces Are Not Exempted Under Consumer Protection Act 2019The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakhs on Dial4Trade Technologies Private Limited (Dial4Trade) for listing a regulated product, i.e., Ammonium Nitrate, on its e-commerce platform without any regulatory disclosures or warnings. The CCPA found Dial4Trade in violation of the Consumer Protection Act 2019 (the Act), Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 (E-Commerce Rules) read with the Explosives Act, 1884 and Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012. IndiaConsumer ProtectionKhaitan & Co.
ArticleFinfluencers, Beware!The buzz word ‘finfluencers' has reportedly been making the rounds in the hallways of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) since early 2022.IndiaConsumer ProtectionKhaitan & Co.
ArticleCovid-19 Vaccination, RT-PCR Test, And Reasonable Precautions: Bombay High Court Rules In Favour Of Higher Degree Of Checking And Monitoring Of Unvaccinated PersonsIn its recent ruling in the case of Deepak Kumar Radheshyam Khurana and Others v Mumbai Port Trust and Another [Writ Petition (L) Number 17132 of 2021], the Bombay High Court (Court)...IndiaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Khaitan & Co.
ArticleNCLT Kolkata Holds IBC Threshold Increase To Be ProspectiveThe NCLT Kolkata reserved orders after a final hearing on the said application on 13 March 2020.IndiaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Khaitan & Co.
ArticleA New Chapter In Corporate Restructuring: Ambit Of Fast-track Mergers WidenedSection 233 of the Companies Act 2013 (Companies Act) read with Rule 25 of the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016...IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawKhaitan & Co.
ArticleAmendments To Companies Act Private Placement Norms Now In Effect: Simplified Or More Complex?The changes to the private placement norms while they provide some respite, have largely made compliances more cumbersome for issuance of equity linked securities.IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawKhaitan & Co.
ArticleDraft Maharashtra Shops And Establishments (Regulation Of Employment And Conditions Of Service) Rules, 2018 NotifiedOn 2 February 2018, the Government of Maharashtra notified draft Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2018 ...IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawKhaitan & Co.
ArticleIndirect Transfer Of Shares In An Indian Company | Singapore Shareholder Held To Be Not Taxable In IndiaThe Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Tribunal), Delhi bench in the case of Augustus Capital Pte Ltd [2020] (120 taxmann.com 325) (Taxpayer) ruled that the capital gain arising on transfer...IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawKhaitan & Co.
ArticleLimited Judicial Review By NCLT And NCLAT During Liquidation Proceedings: Supreme CourtA 3-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) in its judgment dated 26 August 2022, in M/s R.K. Industries (Unit-II) LLP v. M/s H.R. Commercials Private Limited & Anr., Civil Appeal Nos. 7722/2021...IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawKhaitan & Co.