Summary: This article examines a recent adjudication order passed by the Registrar of Companies, Bangalore against a private company for effecting a transfer of shares without prior dematerialisation i.e., in contravention of Rule 9B of the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment
Summary: India’s healthcare delivery has long been shaped by two extremes: small clinics offering basic consultation and large corporate hospitals delivering advanced tertiary care. Micro-hospitals, typically comprising 15 to 75 beds, have emerged as the “missing middle”, combining lean infrastructure,
Summary: India’s approach to regulating virtual digital assets (VDA) is evolving from fragmented enforcement towards a structured supervisory framework. This aligns with global trends in the US, UK and EU, of adopting activity-based regimes focused on governance, disclosure, consumer protection
Summary: The draft FEMA (Foreign Investment) Rules, 2026, propose to replace the NDI Rules with a consolidated framework, introducing reworked thresholds, a broader pledge regime, relaxed gift norms, and recalibrated pricing requirements. This article attempts to analyse some of the
Summary: SEBI issued a Consultation Paper on August 14, 2026, proposing complete overhaul of the existing settlement mechanism through the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Settlement of Proceedings) Regulations, 2026. This post discusses the rationale behind SEBI revisiting the
Summary: This blog examines the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, passed by both Houses of the Parliament on August 13, 2026. The bill has two principal objectives: (i) extending Union regulatory control to mineral-bearing lands and
Summary: This blog examines the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Parliamentary Committee’s recommendations that make India’s corporate restructuring regime more time-bound and predictable. It covers the new statutory “reverse flip” route allowing foreign-incorporated subsidiaries of Indian promoters to redomicile
Summary: The article explores how school safety and security compliance in India is moving from a general framework to increasingly detailed and strictly enforced regulations across different states. It also examines the implications of these changes for schools in the
Summary: In Array BioPharma Inc. v Deputy Controller of Patents, the Delhi High Court set aside the Controller’s refusal of Array BioPharma’s combination patent application and remanded it for fresh consideration. The Court held that the Controller had wrongly applied Section
Summary: SEBI has recently proposed an overhaul of the Portfolio Managers Regulations, opening doors that have stayed shut until now. Discretionary portfolio managers may soon be allowed to invest in pre-IPO securities and unlisted debt, while portfolio managers more broadly may be
