Securities Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), vide its circular dated April 29, 2024, based on the feedback received from the market participants has relaxed the requirement of intimating changes in the terms of the Private Placement Memorandum (“PPM”) of AIFs through merchant bankers and SEBI has identified that certain changes in the terms of the […]
The Supreme Court, vide its judgement dated March 12, 2024, in the case of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited v. Brajrajnagar Coal Mines Workers’ Union [Civil Appeal No(s). 4092-4093/2024], has held that the workers who are engaged in the performance of work which is perennial or permanent in nature would not be classified as contractual workers. Facts […]
Securities Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), vide its notification dated April 25, 2024, has notified the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (“AIF Amended Regulations”), thereby amending the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 (“AIF Regulations”), with an aim to provide: (a) ease of doing business and flexibility to Category I and II […]
The Bombay High Court (“Bombay High Court”), vide its judgement dated March 4, 2024, in the case of Milind Patel v. Union Bank of India and Others [2024 SCC OnLine Bom 745], has held that banks and financial institutions must provide a reasoned order before declaring the occurrence of a wilful default by an entity […]
The Delhi High Court (“Delhi High Court”), in its judgement dated February 26, 2024, in the matter of My Preferred Transformation and Hospitality Private Limited v. Panchdeep Construction Limited [ARB.P. 847/2023], has held that the designation of seat of arbitration is akin to an exclusive jurisdiction clause. The Delhi High Court has emphasized that the […]
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhinyam, 2023 (BSA) replaces the Indian Evidence Act of 1872 (IEA) and it was approved by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on December 20 and December 21, 2023, respectively, before receiving presidential assent on December 25, 2023. The key objectives of BSA are to modernize, simplify, and streamline how evidence […]
