Demat and Pre-2019 Transfers: Implications of SEBI’s Proposed for Listed Companies

[Gungun Sharma and Vibhor Maloo are 4th year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) students at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur] On October 17, 2025, Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) issued a consultation paper proposing amendments to the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“LODR Regulations”) to resolve a long-standing issue of transfer of shares executed in physical form before

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Streamlining the Voluntary Delisting of Public Sector Undertakings

[Ayush Agrawal is a 4th year B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law Institute University, Bhopal] The regulatory landscape governing listed entities in India constantly evolves to address unique market challenges and governmental priorities of growth and welfare. A recent, significant development in India’s securities law is the introduction of regulation 38B under the Securities and Exchange Board of India

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Supreme Court Clarifies RBI Approval under FEMA Not Needed to Satisfy Arbitral Awards

[Anirudh Gotety is an international disputes and commercial disputes lawyer currently based in New Delhi] This August, the Supreme Court of India (“SCI”) pronounced its Judgment in GPE (India) Ltd v. Twarit Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd, holding that payment to satisfy arbitral awards which grant damages for the breach of a put option in favour of a

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SEBI’s New Framework for Technical Glitches: A Step Toward Balance or More Burden?

[Sharnam Agarwal is a 3rd year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law Institute University, Bhopal] Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) released a Consultation Paper titled, “Review of Framework to address the ‘technical glitches’ in Stock Brokers’ Electronic Trading Systems.” This paper proposes a comprehensive revision of SEBI’s 2022 framework which was established to address

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SUPREME COURT HOLDS: MERE WEAPON RECOVERY AND FSL REPORT NOT ENOUGH IN ABSENCE OF CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE

The Supreme Court of India, in a recent decision addressed a challenging question of criminal jurisprudence concerning the sufficiency of evidence required to sustain a conviction for murder. The Appeal titled Govind v. State of Haryana (Criminal Appeal No. 5641 of 2024) was filed against conviction by the Trial Court and subsequent affirmation by the

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SUPREME COURT HOLDS PENDENCY OF WRIT PROCEEDINGS NO GROUND TO NOT AVAIL ALTERNATIVE STATUTORY REMEDIES

The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a significant Judgment in Civil Appeal No. 2322 of 2013 titled Kolanjiammal (D) Thr Lrs. v. The Revenue Divisional Officer Perambalur District & Ors. The Court addressed critical issues concerning the scope of statutory remedies available under the Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act, 1864 and the intersection between

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150 Days to Resolution or Liquidation? The Problems and Possibilities of a Creditor-Initiated Insolvency Resolution Process

[Saksham Agrawal is a third-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law School of India University, Bangalore] The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (“the Code”) was enacted to consolidate India’s fragmented insolvency framework and shift the philosophy of insolvency from litigation and recovery to collective resolution and value maximisation. Since its enactment, the Code has been

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