Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Advised RMZ on Joint Venture with Signature Global for Mixed-Use Development in Gurugram The leading law firm in India, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (“CAM”) advised RMZ on setting up a 50:50 joint venture with Signature Global for the development of a mixed-use project of approximately 3.94 million sq. feet of FSI in Gurugram,
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Green Patents and Climate Governance: What India Can Learn from Global Leaders in Climate-Tech IP
Can patent systems actually accelerate climate action? In his submission for the SpicyIP–Jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025, Abhinav Manchanda explores this question and explains how countries around the world are increasingly designing their IP regimes to support green innovation, while India’s green patent framework is still finding its footing. Abhinav is a legal researcher and
... Continue Reading.Thinking Out Loud……Literally: Brains And Boundaries
The rise of brain–computer interfaces marks a technological inflection point, blurring the line between cognition and computation. What happens when thoughts become data, and data becomes patentable subject matter? Soumya Juneja, in her post for the SpicyIP–Jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025, engages with these questions and assesses whether there is a need to re-examine invention,
... Continue Reading.Beyond PDFs and Portals: Building ‘Explainable IP’ for a Transparent and Inclusive Indian Innovation Ecosystem
While India’s IP system has made significant strides in digital accessibility, Rushil Verma, in his submission for the SpicyIP–Jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025, explains how it continues to fall short on intelligibility. He suggests that integrating “Explainable IP” could help transform patent and trademark databases from mere document repositories into inclusive, user-centric public knowledge systems.
... Continue Reading.Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Advised Peak XV Partners On Investment In Prayaan Capital Private Limited
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Advised Peak XV Partners on Investment in Prayaan Capital Private Limited The leading law firm in India, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (“CAM”) advised Peak XV Partners on its minority investment in Prayaan Capital Private Limited, a Non-Banking Financial Company-Investment and Credit Company registered with the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”), pursuant to a
... Continue Reading.Khaitan & Co Advised Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited On Joint Venture With Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
Khaitan & Co advised Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited on joint venture with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited (“TREL”) in relation to a joint venture arrangement with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (“RVNL”), with TREL and RVNL holding a 49:51 stake respectively.
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Essential Checks Before Buying a New Flat in a Redevelopment Project Mumbai is undergoing a major urban shift driven by a strong surge in redevelopment. With thousands of ageing buildings, sparce availability of land for greenfield projects, and changing lifestyle needs, redevelopment has become the most practical way to renew the city’s built environment. Government
... Continue Reading.The Kerly’s Impasse: A Relic of the Past?
Kerly’s impasse is something that one does not encounter regularly in Trademark law. Priyam Mitra, in this post, unpacks what it actually means and asks whether it has any real place in the modern world. Priyam is a 3rd-year student at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. He is interested in contemporary discussions
... Continue Reading.Reforming the Runway: A Case for Rethinking Global Airport Slot Allocation
[Anirudh Iyer and Arnav Kaushik are 3rd-year B.A.LL.B(Hons) students at RMLNLU, Lucknow] In the aftermath of IndiGo’s large-scale flight cancellations in December 2025, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) mandated the surrender of 10 per cent routes from the winter schedule of India’s largest airline. To reassign these empty slots, the Ministry of Civil Aviation formed a Coordination Committee that would work
... Continue Reading.Is Mere Breach of Contract Enough to Prove Cheating? Bombay High Court Clarifies
The distinction between a civil dispute arising from breach of contract and the criminal offence of cheating has long been a subject of judicial interpretation in India. The Bombay High Court recently clarified this distinction in GTL Limited v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr., Writ Petition No. 3631 of 2024 (decided on 27 February
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