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...
by Majmudar & Partners | Apr 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Employment Law, Policy & Governance Updates
On March 24, 2020, in order to prevent the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Indian government imposed a mandatory countrywide lockdown of all offices and establishments until April 14, 2020. Only essential services providers were allowed to function,...
by Majmudar & Partners | Apr 13, 2020 | Securities Law, Tax
In September 2019, with a view to easing the regime for investments by foreign portfolio investors (“FPIs”), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (the “SEBI”) notified the SEBI (FPI) Regulations, 2019, which replaced the erstwhile SEBI (FPI) Regulations, 2014....
