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08 June 2017 • 4-minute read

Need for New Voting Regime to Achieve True Independence

by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

It seems we live in an independent director-bashing era. News articles, blogs, scholarly write-ups are replete with criticism relating to independent directors, whether it’s to do with their appointment, ‘true’ independence, removal, resignation or generally their very existence! Anything remotely...

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in Corporate law

02 June 2017 • 2-minute read

Panel Discussion on 03 June 2017: “Tech Policy Talks”

by sflc

by sflc_admin | June 2, 2017Software Freedom Law Centre, India (SFLC.in), along with Democratic Alliance for Knowledge Freedom (DAKF), is organizing a panel discussion titled, “Tech Policy Talks” on Saturday, June 3, 2017, from 10:00 -13:00 (10 AM...

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in Technology, Media & Telecommunications

31 May 2017 • 6-minute read

The financial health of Air India

by PRS Legislative Research

Recently there have been news reports about the NITI Aayog submitting its recommendations on improving the financial health of Air India to the Ministry of Finance.[1],[2] The Civil Aviation Ministers have also mentioned that the Ministry will soon propose a...

in Constitutional Law

29 May 2017 • 2-minute read

SFLC.in & 17 other NGOs file an intervention before France’s highest court on dangers of the ‘right to be forgotten’

by sflc

by sflc_admin | May 29, 2017(image credit: inmediahk)SFLC.in joined 17 other non-governmental organisations from across the globe as amicus in a voluntary intervention filed before France’s highest court, the Council of State (Conseil d’État), raising serious concerns about a...

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in Technology, Media & Telecommunications

25 May 2017 • 6-minute read

External Aid Of Interpreting Statutes – Speech Orated By Ministers Who Present The Bill

by JILSblog

by Saniya MiraniThe Indian judiciary resorts to two types of aids in interpreting a statute – internal and external aids to interpretation. Internal aids include the preamble, marginal notes, and headings of the relevant statute, etc., while external aids include...

in Analysis

24 May 2017 • 7-minute read

GST rates and anti-profiteering

by PRS Legislative Research

Over the last two months, the centre and over 15 states have passed laws to levy the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Under these laws, tax rates recommended by the GST Council will be notified by the government. The Council...

in Constitutional Law

24 May 2017 • 8-minute read

Decoding Privacy Policies – Uber

by CCG NLU Delhi

‘I have read and agree to the terms’ is commonly regarded as one of the biggest lies on the Internet. In 2014, a company called F-Secure put this to test and set up a free Wi-Fi hotspot in London. One...

in Technology, Media & Telecommunications

24 May 2017 • 5-minute read

A New Dawn for India’s Cross Border Merger Regime

by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Until recently, whilst it was possible for a foreign company to merge with an Indian company, it was not possible for an Indian company to merge with a foreign company within the court sanctioned merger framework set out under Indian...

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in Corporate law

23 May 2017 • 4-minute read

SEBI’s Informal Guidance on Continual Disclosures under the Prevention of Insider Trading Regulations

by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently issued an informal guidance in response to a request for an interpretive letter from Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) on the continual disclosure requirements under the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)...

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in Corporate law

22 May 2017 • 1-minute read

Costs Allocation Under the Amended Indian Arbitration Law: A Critique

by Practical Academic

In a recent paper presented at the Conference on Dispute Management in Infrastructure Projects: New Challenges, May 19-20, 2017, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, this blawgger argues that even after the 2015 amendments, there has not been a marked change in the way...

in Analysis

22 May 2017 • 3-minute read

NCLAT Defines the Scope and Extent of the Corporate Debtor’s Right to Contest Admission of Insolvency Applications Filed by Financial Creditors

by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

In a landmark judgment recently delivered by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in the case of Innoventive Industries Limited v. ICICI Bank Limited, the NCLAT has held that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is bound to issue...

in Corporate law

19 May 2017 • 4-minute read

Hearing Update: Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India; May 19th, 2017

by sflc

by sflc_admin | May 19, 2017The petition against notifications making Aadhaar mandatory for social welfare schemes- Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India [W.P. (C) 342/2017] was taken up in the Supreme Court today before a bench of...

in Technology, Media & Telecommunications

19 May 2017 • 7-minute read

IMPORTANCE OF SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS REFERRED IN THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE ISSUED UNDER (INDIAN) INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 AND (INDIAN) BLACK MONEY (UNDISCLOSED FOREIGN INCOME AND ASSETS) AND IMPOSITION OF TAX ACT, 2015

by rajat-jain

By Vijay Pal Dalmia, Advocate & Partner Vaish Associates & Rajat Jain, Advocate Email: Mobile: +91 9810081079 and Email: Mobile: +91 9953887311 The Division Bench of Delhi High Court while deciding the writ petition nos. W.P.(C) 3732/2017 and W.P.(C)...

in Criminal law

17 May 2017 • 6-minute read

Intellectual Property: On the Path to Reformation

by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Intellectual property (IP) forms part of our overall growth strategy. This is the message that the Indian government is sending out like never before, as is evident from a number of measures that have been put in place in recent...

in Corporate law

17 May 2017 • 6-minute read

(Updates from the SCOI) WhatsApp-Facebook Data Sharing (Day – II): Can Fundamental Rights be Exercised Against WhatsApp? ^Featured

by CCG NLU Delhi

The hearing in the petition challenging WhatsApp’s privacy policy continued today. Arguments made during the course of yesterday’s proceedings can be accessed here. Before the respondents could resume their arguments on maintainability, the Additional Solicitor General made a brief representation...

in Technology, Media & Telecommunications

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Need for New Voting Regime to Achieve True Independence

Panel Discussion on 03 June 2017: “Tech Policy Talks”

The financial health of Air India

SFLC.in & 17 other NGOs file an intervention before France’s highest court on dangers of the ‘right to be forgotten’

External Aid Of Interpreting Statutes – Speech Orated By Ministers Who Present The Bill

GST rates and anti-profiteering

Decoding Privacy Policies – Uber

A New Dawn for India’s Cross Border Merger Regime

SEBI’s Informal Guidance on Continual Disclosures under the Prevention of Insider Trading Regulations

Costs Allocation Under the Amended Indian Arbitration Law: A Critique

NCLAT Defines the Scope and Extent of the Corporate Debtor’s Right to Contest Admission of Insolvency Applications Filed by Financial Creditors

Hearing Update: Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India; May 19th, 2017

IMPORTANCE OF SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS REFERRED IN THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE ISSUED UNDER (INDIAN) INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 AND (INDIAN) BLACK MONEY (UNDISCLOSED FOREIGN INCOME AND ASSETS) AND IMPOSITION OF TAX ACT, 2015

Intellectual Property: On the Path to Reformation

(Updates from the SCOI) WhatsApp-Facebook Data Sharing (Day – II): Can Fundamental Rights be Exercised Against WhatsApp? ^Featured

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(Updates from the SCOI) WhatsApp-Facebook Data Sharing (Day – II): Can Fundamental Rights be Exercised Against WhatsApp? Featured

(Updates from the SCOI) WhatsApp-Facebook Data Sharing (Day – II): Can Fundamental Rights be Exercised Against WhatsApp? ^Featured