Summary: This article aims to analyse the Draft Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2026 in light of the current legislative and judicial framework and practical challenges faced by entities and individuals upon debit-freezing of accounts in
Summary: This blog analyses a recent BHC judgment that delineates the contours of the interim moratorium under Section 96 of the IBC vis-à-vis the initiation/ continuation of a prosecution under Sections 138 read with 141 of the NI Act against
Summary: The article examines the Supreme Court’s decision in Sanofi India Ltd. v. Central Bureau of Investigation, which lays down a three-stage framework for determining when a natural person’s act and mens rea may be attributed to a company. The
Summary: This blog delineates the contours of interim moratorium under Section 96 of the IBC. It explores the provision’s interaction with the SARFAESI Act, 2002, its application to co-owned properties, the 2026 amendment to Section 96, and potential future legislative
Summary: An allegation of communication of unpublished price sensitive information under Regulation 3 of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, cannot be established merely basis proximity between parties or trading pattern. Balram Garg held that cogent material such
Summary: Heightened food-safety enforcement is bringing renewed attention to the personal exposure of directors and senior management. A series of High Court decisions in 2026 illustrates the boundaries of liability under Section 66 of the Food Safety and Standards Act,
Summary: What happens when a contract says “arbitration”, but the law says “tribunal”? The Gujarat High Court, on an issue of disputes arising from public works, gave precedence to the Gujarat Public Works Contracts Disputes Arbitration Tribunal Act, 1992 (“Gujarat
Summary: A magistrate takes cognizance of an offence on a private complaint prior to examining the complainant on oath under Section 200 of the CrPC, 1973. However, BNSS, 2023, has upset this settled position. Like the erstwhile Section 200 of
Summary – At a time when drug regulators are intensifying enforcement against the sector across India, this article examines the regulatory framework within which drug regulators are required to act in the wake of the Bombay High Court’s recent order
Summary: The US Senate has passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which proposes to impose up to 100% secondary tariffs on countries importing significant volumes of Russian crude oil or natural gas, affecting all
