India: Corporate/Commercial Law

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India has traditionally been perceived as a mechanism of redistributive welfare, focused on education, healthcare, sanitation, and poverty alleviation etc. environmental protection...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") has notified the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025 on 8 September 2025...

As per Section 2(20) of the Companies Act, 2013, a "company" refers to an entity incorporated and registered under this Act or any prior company law. The word "company" originates from the Latin com (together) and panis (bread), symbolising a collective of individuals united by a shared purpose.

Between 2024 and 2025, merger & acquisition reforms in India across company law, competition regulation, foreign investment, and taxation, continued to reshape the regulatory framework governing M&A.

Corporate finance has historically treated equity issuance as a cash-based capital-raising exercise.

For nearly a century, Section 213 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 ("Succession Act") mandated that no right under a will could be legally established unless a probate or letters of administration was obtained, i.e., courts served as gatekeepers to validate the authenticity of a will before beneficiaries could claim rights.

The enforcement system under the Companies Act 2013 (Act) has changed a lot over the past decade. Earlier even small procedural mistakes could lead to criminal charges.

SEBI by way of circular dated 05.02.2026, has introduced enhanced compliance requirements in the framework for creation and invocation of pledge of securities through the depository system as prescribed under Paragraph 4.13 of the SEBI Master Circular for Depositories dated 03.12.2024.

The Government of India has notified the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Act, 2026, following Presidential assent on February 16, 2026.

Our article for the India chapter of International Asset Management & Investment Funds Review 2026/27 has been published...

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), on 4 February 2026, issued Notification G.S.R. 108(E). The Notification G.S.R. 108(E) redefines the criteria and recognition process...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") has issued two circulars dated 16.01.2026, namely, circular on the Single Window Automatic and Generalised Access for Trusted Foreign Investors ("SWAGAT-FI")...