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Evaluating Covid-related amendments to insolvency law

All four measures, particularly the introduction of Section 10A, are likely to have significant implications and impact on the resolution of corporate distress going forward. Read more »

Bharat, China and civilisational conviction

The central questions that arise for Bharat are how does China’s self-conception as a civilisation state affect it and how should it prepare for it? Should Bharat mirror itself in the image... Read more »

Criminalisation of politics: Important to differentiate between political cases and purely criminal cases

Criminal antecedents of people contesting elections, be it the parliamentary polls, or polls to the state assembly have always been a point of discussion. I have always believed that there is a... Read more »

Virtual court versus physical court: Its feasibility & legality

Usually we talk about “Opportunities lies in adversity”, today we all are realizing the same. The virtual court medium is now being used more than conventional court, whereas a court room used... Read more »

Social Stock Exchanges: How far effective in promoting the social sector?

The Supreme Court, while hearing a petition in September 2016, mandated the government to audit and keep a check on the use of public funds, by NPOs. These entities, based on their... Read more »

Blockchain and law

There is a need to have a dedicated Blockchain legislation, to address and handle the specific legal, policy, regulatory issues surrounding Blockchain. Read more »

Suitability of Section 149 IPC and Fundamental Rights: A review

The scrutiny of Section 149 IPC on the touchstone of Fundamental Rights has become the need of the hour because of the alarming misuse of the section by the prosecuting agencies. Read more »

Liability of a non-executive director: Neither behind the wheel nor the veil

Non-Executive Directors may often find themselves implicated in various offences, there exist enough safeguards in their favour, such as the protection under Section 149(12) of the Act, so long as they can... Read more »

Centre-state relations and powers in handling the Covid-19 pandemic

The world at present is going through one of the worst medical crisis in the history of mankind. More than 200 countries have been affected due to the outbreak of the contagious... Read more »

Revisiting PIL Jurisprudence

The backlash against the misuse of PIL led to the Supreme Court seeking to streamline PIL. The case often cited is that of Balwant Singh Chaufal (2010), where the court detailed the... Read more »
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