On National Technology Day, Amrit Mehta, Corporate Partner at Majmudar & Partners, addresses certain key legal issues for tech start-ups in India.
Download .pdf Introduction In the recent case of Western Coal Fields Ltd. v. Manohar Govinda Fulzele, 2025 INSC 233, the Supreme Court (“SC”) held that an employee’s gratuity can be forfeited in case of proven misconduct for an offence involving moral...
Download Now Background The Clean Slate Doctrine is a key legal principle embedded in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”), which plays a pivotal role in the corporate insolvency process in India. The doctrine suggests that once a company...
Download .pdf The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (the “MCA”) has recently issued a public notice inviting comments on the draft Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2025 (the “Draft Amendment Rules”). The Draft Amendment Rules...
Download .pdf Introduction As per Para 1 of Annexure 3 of India’s consolidated foreign direct investment policy, Indian companies are allowed to freely issue rights/ bonus shares to their existing non-resident shareholders, subject to adherence of sectoral caps and...
Download .pdf Introduction In March 2023, the Bar Council of India (the “BCI”) notified the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022 (the “BCI Rules”) permitting foreign lawyers and law firms to...
Download .pdf Background In July 2024, India’s Finance Minister announced that a comprehensive review of the existing Income-tax Act, 1961 (the “IT Act”) would be undertaken with the intent to make the tax law simple and to minimize tax controversy. The Finance...