On National Technology Day, Amrit Mehta, Corporate Partner at Majmudar & Partners, addresses certain key legal issues for tech start-ups in India.
Download .pdf Typically, private equity and venture capital investors seek various contractual rights to protect their investments and secure their returns. In relation to private investments in public enterprises or PIPE deals, it becomes important for minority...
Download .PDF In India, the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920 (the “1920 Act”) permitted the collection of fingerprints, footprint impressions, and photographs of, among others, (i) persons convicted of a crime for which the punishment is one year of rigorous...
Download .PDF Amidst continuing uncertainty regarding the pandemic, the office of the Development Commissioner, Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone (“SEEPZ”) Special Economic Zone (“SEZ”) through an order dated March 22, 2022 (the “SEEPZ Circular”), has...
Download .PDF Work from home only if the nature of work so permits, rules the Karnataka High Court. In March 2022, the Karnataka High Court passed an order clarifying the scope of the work from home benefit for mothers on maternity leave. The court held that the...
M&A activity worldwide has seen a year-on-year rise due to a myriad of factors, including, relaxed regulatory scrutiny, reduced operating costs, and beneficial tax regimes. The disruption caused by the pandemic led to a rise in protectionist measures in...
Background Over the years, India has made significant changes to its domestic tax law to ensure that it receives its fair share of tax from the digital economy. Some of the changes include: the amendment of the definition of “royalty” in 2012; the introduction...