The Courtroom: Akil Hirani on the mood of India

Madras High Court balances privacy rights and workplace safety in Covid vaccination case

Feb 28, 2024

In the recent ruling of Mr. Gopal Vittal, Bharti Airtel Ltd v. Mr. Kamtci Shankar Arumugam, the Madras High Court has distinguished between the right to privacy of an individual versus the safety rights of a larger group. In this case, the petitioner company wanted...

Akil Hirani featured in Business India on the EU AI regulations

Feb 14, 2024

Akil Hirani, Managing Partner and Head of Transactions, has been featured as a guest author in Business India magazine's February 2024 issue. Please read his article (as published in Business India) on the EU’s AI rules and their implications on Indian companies...

The Legal 500 2024 Rankings

Jan 23, 2024

We are pleased to share that our firm has been recognised for its work across practice areas by The Legal 500 (Legalease) in their 2024 rankings. Firm Rankings Antitrust and Competition Corporate and M&A Data Protection Dispute Resolution: Litigation Intellectual...

Akil Hirani featured on moneycontrol.com on the RBI’s circular on evergreening of loans

Jan 10, 2024

Akil Hirani, Managing Partner and Head of Transactions, has authored a critique on the Reserve Bank of India’s recent circular that restricts banks and NBFCs from making investments in Alternative Investment Funds who, in turn, have investments in companies in which...

“Workman” interpreted under Indian employment law

Jan 4, 2024

In the recent case of Rohit Dembiwal v. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., the Bombay High Court held that an IT analyst did not qualify as a “workman” under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, as his day-to-day responsibilities were supervisory in nature, and his...

EXL Service.com deemed not to have a PE in India

Dec 26, 2023

Last week, in the EXL Service.Com, Inc. case, the Delhi Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (Tribunal) followed the Supreme Court’s rulings in the Formula One and E-Funds cases and, inter alia, held that a US taxpayer does not have a fixed place permanent establishment...