Trilegal advised Chartered Speed Limited on its initial public offering, the first in India’s bus mobility sector The leading Indian law firm,Trilegal advised Chartered Speed Limited (“Company”) as their legal advisor on the initial public offering of shares (“IPO”), marking the first IPO in India’s bus mobility sector. Chartered Speed Limited is a passenger mobility
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 1 – September 7)
Beginning September with a post on Rajasthan HC’s invocation of Article 21 of the Constitution in a trademark case. Bollywood’s copyright dance at the Bombay HC – post on the recent orders concerning the movies Disco Dancer and Dream Girl 2. This and a lot more on last week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Here’s a roundup
... Continue Reading.Is Selective Regularisation Among Daily Wagers Arbitrary and Unconstitutional?
The question of whether the selective regularisation of daily wage employees is arbitrary and unconstitutional has been at the forefront of Indian labour jurisprudence for decades. The Supreme Court of India’s recent judgment in Dharam Singh & Ors. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. (2025) reaffirms the principle that the State, as a constitutional
... Continue Reading.Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Advised SASMOS HET Technologies Limited On Investment By A91 Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised SASMOS HET Technologies Limited on investment by A91 Partners The leading Indian law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised SASMOS HET Technologies Limited in connection with the issuance and allotment of equity shares and compulsorily convertible preference shares to A91 Partners. SASMOS is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing, and assembling
... Continue Reading.Jurisdictional Overreach and the Illusion of Equity: A Critique of the Delhi High Court’s Intervention in EPI v. MSA Global
[Saksham Agrawal is a third-year B.A., LLB, Hons., student at National Law School of India University, Bangalore] In Engineering Projects India Ltd v. MSA Global LLC (25 July 2025), the Delhi High Court issued an anti-arbitration injunction restraining the continuation of an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore. The judgment purports to protect the integrity of the arbitral process
... Continue Reading.International Conference on From Regulation to Responsibility: Legal, Environmental, Technical and Managerial Perspectives | School of Law, GD Goenka University [Submit by Sep 30]
Centre for Corporate Law, Policy Research and Governance, School of Law, GD Goenka University, Gurugram, is delighted to announce its upcoming International Conference on “From Regulation to Responsibility: Legal, Environmental, Social, Technical and Managerial Perspectives of Businesses”, scheduled for 7–8 November 2025 (Virtual Mode). About the Conference This multidisciplinary Conference is being organized in association
... Continue Reading.Supreme Court on the NCLT’s Jurisdiction on Matters of Fraud, Manipulation and Coercion
[Umakanth Varottil is a Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore] The “tribunalisation” of company law in India occurred several years ago with the establishment of the Company Law Board (CLB), which thereafter metamorphosed into the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under the Companies Act, 2013. The benefits of such tribunalisation are well known,
... Continue Reading.Do Pending Criminal Proceedings Affect Entitlement to Pension and Gratuity?
Retirement benefits such as pension, gratuity, provident fund, and leave encashment are not mere concessions or acts of generosity by the State or employer. They are recognised as vested rights accruing to an employee after years of service. A recurring legal controversy, however, is whether these benefits can be withheld if a criminal case or
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT REASSERTS PRINCIPLES ON BAIL CANCELLATION AND WITNESS PROTECTION SCHEME
The Supreme Court, in a recent pronouncement in Phireram v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. [Criminal Appeal No. 3830 of 2025], has delivered a detailed judgment clarifying the interplay between Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 (WPS) and the cancellation of bail, particularly when accused persons are alleged to have threatened witnesses. This decision, delivered by
... Continue Reading.Himachal Pradesh High Court on Post-Retirement Promotions and Equality in Service
The issue of whether promotional benefits can be extended to retired employees, particularly when juniors in service have been promoted earlier, has been a recurring question before Indian courts. The balance lies between service jurisprudence principles of fairness and equality under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, and administrative limitations such as retirement, vacancies,
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