
Key Highlights of Company Law Committee Report – 2022
A. Introduction: The Company Law Committee (‘CLC’) released its report on March 21, 2022 where the committee has recommended potential amendments to various provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘Act’). The report of 2022 contemplates a significant overhaul of the Act by easing compliance burdens, recognizing / introducing various concepts (such as fractional shares, restricted
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Integrated Townships in Maharashtra
A. Introduction: The “Housing for All Mission 2022” is certainly a challenge, requiring assistance from all quarters and a holistic outlook and approach to address the complex issues prevalent within the real estate industry in India. One of the concepts which has emerged as a catalyst to achieve the objectives is the idea of “Integrated
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Can a defendant seek a Temporary Injunction?
A. Introduction: The law of injunction in our country finds its roots from the equity jurisprudence inherited from English law, who borrowed it from the Roman law. Following the principle of Ubi jus, ibi remedium, an injunction provides remedy by prohibiting/restraining person(s) from doing a specified act or commanding them to undo some wrong or
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Software Patents – An Indian Perspective?
A. Introduction: Software, core of technological innovations, is considered to be the driving force with respect to current developments across sectors such as automobile, healthcare, manufacturing, networking, telecom, etc. In addition, software programs have helped in developing cutting edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of Things (IOT), blockchain and cognitive computing. Albeit
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Appointment of an Arbitrator: Party Autonomy vs Equity
A. Introduction: A significant component of the arbitration process is the focus on appointment of arbitrators and the conduct of such arbitrators in the quasi-judicial proceeding, whereby the rules of the game are drawn for the umpire to draw out the differences between the parties and settle the cause of dispute. In this article, we
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