Prosecuting insider trading cases has always been a challenge for the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Primary evidence is difficult to come by,

Recently, based on the recommendations of the Committee to Review Offences under the Companies Act, 2013 (Committee), the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 (Ordinance) was passed on November 2, 2018.

Technological innovation is the new normal in the financial services sector.

A question that comes up regularly in the context of an underlying secondary transaction that triggers an open offer is whether such a transaction can be closed on the stock exchange?

The announcement of the Union Budget 2019-2020 (Budget) by the Finance Minister, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, introduced a few changes in the periphery of the real estate sector.

With a view to boost infrastructure investments in India and make Indian investment more attractive, the Finance Act, 2020 (FA, 2020)

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in the case of M/s. Rameshwaram Strong Glass (P) Ltd. v The Income Tax Officer has upheld the right of the company issuing shares to choose the valuation methodology ...

The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (the Act) was introduced to regulate the maternity and related benefits that are extended to women in certain establishments

The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (MB Act) was amended in 2017 (Amendment), to enhance/ increase the maternity leave period to 26 weeks from the previous 12, for a woman employee, for the first two...

In the Budget Speech for the financial year 2016-17, the Government of India proposed its vision to strengthen Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) engaged in the Oil and Gas Sectors (OGS)...

A Will differs from contracts and other executed documents in one important aspect.

*An eight-part series covering the commercial and legal considerations of REIT listings in India. Click here to read Part 2.

The Supreme Court's decision in Swiss Ribbons v. Union of India upholding the constitutionality of the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC or the Code) is a landmark in the development of the Code.

Around noon on Friday, July 4th, 2019, the Hon'ble Minister of Finance, in her budget speech to the nation, proposed revisions to the existing foreign investment caps applicable to insurance brokers and other insurance...

Real estate is one of the largest industries in India. In the past two decades, the real estate sector has seen a boost in the country

This is the first part of an eight-part series covering the commercial and legal considerations of REIT listings in India

With globalisation spreading economic activities across jurisdictions, enterprises nowadays have a presence in several jurisdictions.

The recent Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Order in CAE Flight Training (India) Pvt. Ltd. (TS-440-ITAT-2019 (Bang)) clarifies how Compulsorily Convertible

Technological innovation in the financial space, popularly known as ‘fintech', has been at the forefront of regulatory thinking in recent times and is widely considered to be the panacea

With a view to monetise the operational national highways, the National Highway Authority of India introduced the Toll Operate and Transfer model for partnership with private developers in the road sector.