Data Privacy Newsletter: All you need to know about Privacy in India-Feb-2021

Introduction India has been contemplating a comprehensive data protection legislation since the past three years, the year 2021 has kicked off on a resounding note with debates on privacy policies1 and contact tracing2 in every household. This paper is a “cheat-sheet” for you to understand the n...
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Corporate Laws Newsletter: Corporate Social Responsibility provisions- Significant Amendments-Feb-2021

In a significant move to boost transparency and effectiveness, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has introduced major changes to the corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) regime in India through notifications dated January 22, 2021. Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) has ...
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Corporate Laws Newsletter: Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process – May 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic halted the resolution process for small businesses classified under the MSME sector due to the suspension of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (“IBC”) in March 2020. The Government of India has amended the IBC to introduce Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process1 (“PP...
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Corporate Laws Newsletter: Notification of certain provisions of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020-Jan-2021

The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 received assent from the President on September 28, 2020 and the proposed amendments mainly consist of provisions for decriminalisation of offences under the Companies Act, 2013. Certain provisions of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 have come into force with e...
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Article on Taxman Website – E-voting and Virtual Meetings- Are Nationalised Banks excluded?

Introduction Year 2020, most unexpectedly, the world faced an unprecedented crisis with the outbreak of Covid-19. Covid-19, being declared as pandemic bythe World Health Organization, was followed by severe lockdown, social distancing, restrictions on travel and disruption of business activitiesall ...
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