corporate-law
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No reformatio in peius & other ambiguous declarations of law in Saudi Arabian Airlines v. Union of India
The recent judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Saudi Arabian Airlines v Union of India,…
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Comparison of Quasi-Judicial & Related Powers of SEBI, PFRDA, IRDAI & CCI
The Indian regulatory landscape for financial markets, pensions, insurance and competition is anchored in four core…
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Does the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 over-ride or (impliedly) repeal State Depositor Protection Laws in view of the judgment in Raveendran Pilla & Ors. v State of Kerala & Ors.?
The enactment of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 (“BUDS Act”) marked a significant…
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Secured creditor rights & the need to reconsider the judgment in National Spot Exchange Ltd v. Union of India
Secured creditors are generally placed at a higher level, be it the waterfall mechanism under the…
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Mutual fund units, Unit trusts or Pooled Investment Trusts: Public Trusts or Private Trusts?
The rapid growth of the Indian mutual fund industry and other pooled investment vehicles has renewed…
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Erroneous classification of GDR’s as ‘securities’ under the proposed “Securities Markets Code”: A critique of the Supreme Court’s judgment in SEBI v Pan Asia Advisors Ltd.
The “Securities Markets Code” proposes to specifically define ‘securities’ as including ‘Global Depository Receipts’ [GDRs] along…
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Hostile Takeovers & Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Acquisition of Shareholding or Control) Directions, 2025: Lesson Never Learnt
The Religare Enterprises Ltd. acquisition by Burmans was an eye-opener for most as to how a…