Ravi Singhania

Authored by: Abhishek Kumar, Partner and Garima Kaul, Associate INTRODUCTION: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (New Delhi Bench) (“NCLAT”) in two recent judgments passed in Raiyan Hotels and Resorts Pvt. Ltd. vs. Unrivalled Projects Pvt. Ltd. [Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 1071 of 2023] and Aryan Mining & Trading Corpn Pvt. Ltd.  vs Kail…

Authored by: Tarun Dua, Partner and Pragun Dua, Senior Associate In the realm of Indian law, a pivotal distinction exists between “Games of Skill” and “Games of Chance.” Games of Skill can be identified by their reliance on the player’s knowledge, experience, expertise, abilities and skill. In stark contrast, “Games of Chance” pivot on randomness…

Contributed by: Madhu Sweta Introduction Disputes relating to intellectual property protection are gradually escalating in the Indian legal setting. Intellectual property protection is available for a limited period for the intellectual property creator who has to enforce it in an effective manner. Because of the excessive delays in the judicial system, there is a need…

American Express and Diners Club were prohibited from accepting new clients for six months beginning in May 2021 after the Reserve Bank of India (the “RBI”) imposed the first fines relating to localization of payments data in April 2021. In July 2021, it prohibited Mastercard from bringing on board new domestic clients for an indeterminate…

Introduction Just like how old and weak assets need to be revisited and discarded if they hold back growth, analogously, old rules and legislations need to be re-evaluated and reworked upon, as times change. This is what put into motion the development of a new set of rules after the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices…

Some of us  underestimate the potential and power that social media has, which automatically means that it has its own set of pros and cons. The undeniable fact is that there needs to be some standard of control placed on such platforms to prevent miscreants from converting the positive feature of freedom and autonomy offered…

Celebrating almost 27 years of internet services in India[1] might prompt a question in the minds of some – Is the internet a safe space? Is it regulated enough to ensure that the data we feed in, is used in the way that we want, or is there something in the shadows beyond our control?…

Some of us  underestimate the potential and power that social media has, which automatically means that it has its own set of pros and cons. The undeniable fact is that there needs to be some standard of control placed on such platforms to prevent miscreants from converting the positive feature of freedom and autonomy offered…

American Express and Diners Club were prohibited from accepting new clients for six months beginning in May 2021 after the Reserve Bank of India (the “RBI”) imposed the first fines relating to localization of payments data in April 2021. In July 2021, it prohibited Mastercard from bringing on board new domestic clients for an indeterminate…

Authored by – Khushboo Luthra and Mozammil Ahmad Introduction The Department of Justice is implementing the e-courts Mission Mode Project in close collaboration with the e-committee of the Supreme Court of India with the objective of universal computerization and ICT enablement of all District & Subordinate Court complexes. The Supreme Court of India has set-up…

Liberalisation in India has resulted in significant inbound foreign investment. As Indian operations of foreign businesses grow, foreign shareholders grapple with the best ways to finance these operations and repatriate some of the profits – partly due to the Indian regulatory system, which strictly regulates capital account transactions. This article examines some key ways of…

Two Indian corporate entities opting to resolve their dispute in London or Singapore is not an uncommon situation today. A recent development in Indian dispute resolution arena is that many Indian parties enter into arbitration agreements consciously opting for a foreign seat. This is common especially when one of the parties has foreign equity ownership…