THE INDIAN REVIEW OF CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAWS

[Yagya is a student at Institute of Law, Nirma University.]

Public procurement is a principal economic activity of the government which can be defined as “a process of purchasing goods or services by the public sector”. The aim of public procurement is to promote effici...

[Srishti is a student at National Law University, Jodhpur.]

The draft Competition Law Amendment Bill 2020 (Bill) was released recently. The Bill is an  outcome of the recommendations given by the Competition Law Review Committee in its report (CLRC / Committee). The Com...

[Varun is a student at Gujarat National Law University.]

The increase in the use of cloud computing has raised several privacy concerns and hindrances to cross-border law enforcement, particularly because multinational corporations do not maintain IT infrastructure in e...

[Sridattha is a student at Symbiosis Law School, Pune.]

The Indian e-commerce industry has been on an upward growth trajectory and is expected to surpass the United States of America to become the second largest e-commerce market in the world by 2034. Considering the gr...

[Harshil is a student at Symbiosis Law School.]

In a recent decision of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in Mr Srikanth Dwarakanath, Liquidator of Surana Power Limited v Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, the tribunal applied provisions of Securitisati...

[Keshav is a student at Gujarat National Law University.]

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Chennai directed the liquidation of Surana Power Limited by an order dated 28 January 2019. The dispute arose over certain equipment and goods (Secured Assets) which were...

[Dharmi is a student at NMIMS School of Law, Mumbai.]

On 5 June 2020, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown and with an aim of shielding businesses from being pushed into insolvency proceedings, the much-awaited ordinance suspending initiation...

[Poojita is a student at National Law Institute University, Bhopal.]

As we cross the half-year mark, the full-fledged ramifications of COVID-19 on the venture capital (VC) market have started to unravel. When the economy takes a downturn, there are usually a few consequ...

[Piyush and Sunil are students at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur.]

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) issued a notification dated 8 June 2020 (Notification) to invite suggestions on decriminalizing minor offences to make it civil offence for the purpo...

[Anuj and Aanchal are students at National Law University, Odisha.]

The economic distress caused due to the global pandemic has increased concerns regarding financial failures which are treated as criminal offences. Under the current law’s cases pertaining to cheques bo...

[Anhad is a practising commercial lawyer based out of Chandigarh and Delhi, having graduated from National Law School of India University, Bangalore.]

The Supreme Court’s recent back and forth over the venue versus seat debate is reflective of the wide interpretative sc...

[Jai is a student at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai.]

The time bound resolution of distressed corporate entities is perhaps the most important objective of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (IBC). The corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) int...

[Divyani is a student at National Law University, Nagpur.]

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (IBC) is one of the most dynamic statutes to be enacted in recent times. Since its implementation, India’s ranking has meteorically risen under the insolvency head of the...

[Mohit and Vibhore are students at Institute of Law, Nirma University.]

As we move more towards the digitalized world having physical presence as a prerequisite for exercising a right to tax, the business income is bound to dilute in the source state. Under the current...

[Aparajita is a student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.]

On 22 May 2020, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), in the matter of State Bank of India v. M/s. Metenere Limited, upheld the order passed by National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi (NCLT), m...