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This article has been written by Saket Agarwal, a 4th year B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law University, Jodhpur. The latest ease of doing business rankings brought laurels for India where it reached to the 77th spot. This position reflects the stable business environment for corporate houses. Does this ranking also ensure an inclusiveContinue reading “CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: A COMPLEX SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY?”

This article has been written by Nidhisha Garg, a 4th year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law Institute University, Bhopal. Introduction A “Block Deal”, as has been defined by the SEBI circular dated 2nd September 2005 is, “A trade, with a minimum quantity of 5,00,000 shares or minimum value of Rs. 5 crores executedContinue reading “RECONSIDERING THE CURRENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR BLOCK DEALS IN INDIA”

This article has been written by Pranjal Pranshu, a 5th year B.B.A. LL.B. student at KIIT Law School, Bhubaneswar. Predatory Pricing [1] can be broadly considered as a technique used by the dominant [2] business to sell their products or services at a price drastically lower than its competitors. Such a price is at lossContinue reading “PREDATORY PRICING: IS IT REALLY A DEVIL AS IT IS MADE OUT TO BE?”

This article has been written by Bhavit Baxi, a 3rd year B.L.S. L.L.B. student from M.K.E.S College of Law, Mumbai. The full bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 9th Aug, 2019 in Pioneer Urban Land Infrastructure & Ors vs Union of India & Ors. [1], has upheld the constitutional validity of the Second AmendmentContinue reading “IBC: A SUPERPOWER FOR HOME BUYERS”

This article has been written by Tanvi Prabhu and Saumya Agarwal, 4th year B.A. LL.B. students at National Law Institute University, Bhopal. In the last four years, India has jumped up sixty-five positions in the Ease of Doing Business rankings and a major contributor to this has been the overhaul of legal framework affecting businessesContinue reading “THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019: THE IMPERFECT BALANCING ACT”

This article has been written by Nikhil Singh, a 3rd year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at WBNUJS Kolkata. Recently, a three-judge bench of the National Company law Appellate Tribunal, in Excel Metal Processor Ltd v Benteler Trading International GMBH & Anr (Excel case), held that an exclusive jurisdiction clause in the contract would not barContinue reading “EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION CLAUSE IS NO BAR TO NCLT’S JURISDICTION UNDER IBC”

This article has been written by Prasad Hegde, a 4th year B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Gujarat National law University, Gandhinagar. Introduction: The insolvency regime in India is still in its inceptive stage as it has not been too long since the Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee submitted its  the foundation of the Insolvency and BankruptcyContinue reading “SECTION 29A OF IBC: A PROVISION PAINTED WITH A BROAD BRUSH?”

This article has been written by Amiya Krishna Upadhyay, a 2nd year student of National Law University, Odisha. Last year, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha known as the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) bill 2018, with an aim to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996.TheContinue reading “THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2018 – IS THIS LEGISLATION BIASED TOWARDS THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT?”

This article has been written by Shiphali Patel, a 4th year B.A. LL.B (Hons.) student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. BACKGROUNDA strong banking sector is an important prerequisite for a strong economy. The Indian banking sector has been crushing under the Non-Performing Assets (“NPA”), a disastrous problem in India. In orderContinue reading “REVISED FRAMEWORK FOR THE RESOLUTION OF STRESSED ASSETS: FILLING IN THE LOOPHOLES”

This article has been written by Shambhavi Sinha and Nihal Deo, 3rd year law students at Symbiosis Law School, Pune and Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar respectively. Introduction The very first thing that arises amongst the problems faced by the banking industry is regarding the origin of the NPA crisis. One possible reason is thatContinue reading “INDIA AND THE NPA CRISIS: OUR STAND ON A GLOBAL LEVEL”