Vikram Jeet Singh
CERT-IN Cybersecurity Directions
The Indian Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”) designates the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (“CERT-In”) to serve as the...
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Parveen Arora
Apr 5, 20224 min read
Medical Device Registration: A Guide for Importers
(Parveen Arora & Suruchi Kotoky) Background The medical device industry in India has witnessed sweeping changes in the last five years,...
Devina Narvekar
Apr 1, 20228 min read
Make in India: An overview of defence sector regulations and key aspects of vendor collaboration
Devina Deshpande Introduction The Indian government has, in recent years, ramped up efforts towards ‘Make in India’ – an initiative...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Mar 14, 20224 min read
Cryptocurrency in India: State of Play
(Vikram Jeet Singh & Kalindhi Bhatia) Virtual currency ("VC"), like cryptocurrency, is a form of currency that stores data on a digital...
Parveen Arora
Feb 23, 20223 min read
Supreme Court ends jurisdictional impasse between CERC & SEBI over forward contracts in electricity
(Parveen Arora, Suruchi Kotoky & Tanmay Verma) The Supreme Court of India (‘SC’) had passed an order dated October 6, 2021 (‘SC Order’),...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Feb 22, 20223 min read
Indian court strikes down another state's blanket ban on online gaming
(Vikram Jeet Singh & Prashant Daga) In September, 2021, the Government of Karnataka passed the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill, 2021...
Xerxes Antia
Feb 16, 20222 min read
Amendment in CSR framework in India
(Xerxes Antia, Sheel Ghia & Pranay Desai) Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) framework in India has taken a step forward with the...
BTG Legal
Feb 1, 20225 min read
Indian Union Budget 2022-23 – A Snapshot
The Minister of Finance today presented the Union Budget (Budget) for financial year (FY) 2022-23 [1] in the Lok Sabha (the lower house...
Arjun Paleri
Jan 30, 20224 min read
How robust is your DE&I strategy? Let’s evaluate.
(Arjun Paleri and Jaya Ramachandran) We have frequently heard about organizations having an Equal Opportunity Policy which mainly stems...
Xerxes Antia
Jan 20, 20222 min read
Higher Additional Fees for repeated defaults in filing requirements
(Xerxes Antia, Piyush Gohel and Sheel Ghia) A delay in compliance with the reporting requirements with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Jan 20, 20221 min read
What 2022 holds for the TMC Sector?
(Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia) Calendar year 2021 saw a number of regulatory developments, some expected and some surprising,...
Arjun Paleri
Jan 20, 20223 min read
Cross-border mobility from an Indian perspective
(Arjun Paleri) Global labour mobility is no longer restricted to the physical migration of labour. With changing work structure and the...
Kalindhi Bhatia
Dec 24, 20215 min read
RBI’s Card Tokenization Mandate – A Bridge Too Far?
(Kalindhi Bhatia) Over the past decade India’s vibrant payment ecosystem has grown by leaps and bounds. The surge of online platforms...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Dec 20, 20212 min read
Indian Data Protection Law – One Step Closer with Parliament Committee’s Report
(Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia) Indian data privacy laws are in the process of being overhauled following the Indian Supreme...
Xerxes Antia
Nov 18, 202114 min read
Basic considerations for buyers in an M&A deal
(Xerxes Antia, Amit Baid and Rebecca Condillac) Typically, when evaluating an M&A deal, buyers/ acquirers primarily consider commercial...
Parveen Arora
Nov 16, 20216 min read
Battery Storage Energy Systems: Opportunities in India
(Parveen Arora & Shloka Vaidialingam) Battery energy storage systems have been a subject of discussion for a long time, however, due to...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Nov 8, 20212 min read
MEITY issues FAQs on the Intermediary Rules
(Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia) A week ago, on November 01, 2021, the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology...
BTG Legal
Oct 29, 20217 min read
India Group newsletter - Disputes Focus
Avoiding and managing disputes in an international supply chain (Duncan Gorst, Senior Associate - Osborne Clarke Germany & Kanwar...
Prashant Mara
Oct 25, 20218 min read
Make in India: Policy and Regulation in the Defence Sector
(Prashant Mara and Devina Deshpande) I. Introduction The Indian government, in recent years, has ramped up efforts towards ‘Make in...
Veena Krishnan
Oct 12, 20218 min read
Conducting POSH Investigations under the POSH Act and Rules
Salient practices, organizations must consider (Veena Krishnan, Arjun Paleri and Jaya Ramachandran) Background With the objective of...
Xerxes Antia
Oct 5, 20213 min read
Corporate Social Responsibility regime in India – Volume 2
(Xerxes Antia, Devina Narang and Sheel Ghia) Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) has been an evolving subject in India for the past...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Sep 29, 20214 min read
The ongoing tussle over online gaming in India
(Vikram Jeet Singh and Prashant Daga) Introduction The last decade has seen great leaps in mobile usage and Internet penetration in...
Prashant Mara
Sep 22, 20214 min read
Internal Investigations - Process gaps and integrity issues
An Indian Perspective (Prashant Mara and Devina Deshpande) Workplace investigations into financial wrongdoings are typically precipitated...
Xerxes Antia
Sep 14, 202113 min read
Basic considerations for vendors in an M&A deal
( Xerxes Antia and Devina Narang) Any M&A transaction typically goes through several stages culminating in the payment of purchase...
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