by Majmudar & Partners | Jun 17, 2020 | Insolvency and Restructuring
On June 5, 2020, the Indian government promulgated the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (the “Ordinance”). The Ordinance has been promulgated as a part of the economic package announced by India’s Finance Minister last month. The Ordinance...
by Majmudar & Partners | Jun 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Employment Law
India is the fifth-largest economy in the world with a workforce of 400 million. Several companies across the world have wholly-owned subsidiaries in India, mainly in sectors like IT and IT-enabled services, financial services, consulting, insurance and healthcare. A...
by Majmudar & Partners | May 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Employment Law
On May 1, 2020, the Indian government further extended the ongoing countrywide lockdown until May 17, 2020. The third phase of the lockdown is based on demarcation of districts into three (3) zones and reasonably well-defined exemptions for each zone under the revised...
by Majmudar & Partners | Apr 29, 2020 | Foreign Investment
On April 17, 2020, India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade issued a press note amending the foreign direct investment (FDI) rules applicable to investments from countries having a land border with India. Following this, the Ministry of Finance...
by Majmudar & Partners | Apr 20, 2020 | Policy & Governance Updates, Technology, Telecommunication and Media
On April 7, 2020, the Rajasthan High Court (HC) quashed a complaint registered against Jack Dorsey, head of the social media networking site “Twitter” and Anna M. M. Vetticad (Anna), a journalist and film critic, for hurting the feelings and religious sentiments of...
