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Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS): India’s Next Leap In Electronics Manufacturing
On 31 July 1995, India heard its first mobile ring, when the then Union Minister of Communications spoke from Delhi to the then Chief Minister of West Bengal in Kolkata. For most of the two decades that followed, India consumed mobile phones without making them. In 2014, the country had only two mobile phone manufacturing units and was approximately 78% import dependent, with roughly 75% of domestic demand in 2014-15 being met through imports. Today, India has over 300 mobile manufacturing units and imports account for about 0.02% of domestic demand.
India Media & IT
SR
S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates
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License To Authorisation: DoT Operationalises And Opens Up The Principal Service Authorisation Rules For Applications
On 24 June 2026, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) notified and operationalised the much-awaited Telecommunications (Authorisation for Provision of Principal Telecommunication Services) Rules, 2026 (Rules), which forms the backbone of the core commercial telecom services in India. The Rules have been substantially revised from the erstwhile draft main service authorisation framework (Draft Rules) which was released in September 2025 for stakeholder comments (please see here for our update on the Draft Rules).
India Media & IT
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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Minority Exit Through Capital Reduction: Recalibrating Fairness And Valuation Under Section 66 Of The Companies Act, 2013
Reduction of share capital under the Companies Act, 2013 has traditionally occupied the domain of internal corporate structuring, with courts exercising a restrained and supervisory jurisdiction. However, where such reduction operates as a mechanism for compulsory exit of minority shareholders, the analysis necessarily transcends procedural compliance and enters the domain of substantive fairness.
India Commercial
AP
AK & Partners
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Telecom Spectrum As A Public Resource: Supreme Court Clarifies Limits Of Insolvency Jurisdiction
In State Bank of India v. Union of India & Ors.1, the Supreme Court examined the treatment of telecom spectrum within the framework of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The Court addressed whether a telecom licensee’s right to use spectrum constitutes an asset forming part of the insolvency estate, and how the IBC interacts with the statutory regime governing allocation of natural resources.
India Insolvency
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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Another Push To Curb UCC; TRAI Mandates AI/ML-Based Detection Of UCC And Inter-Operator Intelligence Sharing
On 27 February 2026, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a direction regarding institutionalisation of artificial intelligence (AI) / machine learning (ML) intelligence for detection of unsolicited commercial communication (UCC) and inter-operator sharing for regulatory action against UCC ‘senders' (Direction). The Direction builds upon a series of regulatory oversight initiatives undertaken to address UCC
India Technology
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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