Delhi High Court orders for global takedown of Data

The High Court of Delhi, in the case of Swami Ramdev and Another v. Facebook, Inc., and Others (decided on October 23, 2019) ordered Facebook, Inc. and other platforms to takedown, remove, block, restrict or disable access on a global basis, to all the defamatory videos and content that was challenged in this suit, from […]

India’s Withdrawal from RCEP Negotiations

On November 4, 2019 at the ASEAN summit held at Bangkok, India opted out of the negotiations for signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a proposed free trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific region with 15 other potential participants previously projected to account for over 30% of the global GDP. Earlier in the year, India’s […]

CCI increases filing fee for notifying mergers!

Competition Commission of India increases the filing fee for merger notifications. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) vide notification dated 30 October 2019 has amended the Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Regulations, 2011 (Combination Regulations). By way of the amendment, the CCI has revised the […]

Whether black money act is retrospectively applicable?

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India passed a judgment on 15.10.2019 in an appeal filed by the Union of India against an interim order dated 16.05.2019 passed by the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court in a writ petition filed by Mr. Gautam Khaitan restraining the Union of India from taking any action against […]

Corporate Insolvency Resolution can be initiated against a struck-off company

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) in Mr. Hemang Phophalia v. The Greater Bombay Co-operative Bank Limited and Another (decided on September 05, 2019) has held that a creditor can file an application requiring the restoration of the name of a dissolved/struck-off company in the register of companies for initiating a Corporate Insolvency Resolution […]