The boundary between administrative accountability and criminal culpability often becomes indistinct when public officials perform quasi-judicial functions. Dissatisfied litigants frequently respond to adverse orders by initiating criminal proceedings alleging conspiracy, fraud, or abuse of authority, raising serious constitutional concerns about the independence of statutory adjudicators. The threat of criminal prosecution, if permitted to arise merely
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as lenders’ legal counsel on INR 550 crore financing to Rolta India Limited under CIRP The leading global law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as the lenders’ legal counsel in connection with financing facilities aggregating up to INR 550 crore extended to Rolta India Limited (Borrower), a company undergoing corporate insolvency
... Continue Reading.Khaitan & Co Advised 360 ONE Alternates Asset Management Limited On Issuance Of NCDs By Freedom Charter Services Private Limited
Khaitan & Co advised 360 ONE Alternates Asset Management Limited on issuance of NCDs by Freedom Charter Services Private Limited The leading global law firm, Khaitan & Co acted as legal counsel to 360 ONE Alternates Asset Management Limited in relation to the issuance of secured, unlisted, unrated, redeemable non-convertible debentures aggregating to INR 90
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The University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 mark a decisive step towards institutionalising equity, inclusion, and non-discrimination across India’s higher education landscape. Notified in the Gazette of India on 13 January 2026, these Regulations replace the earlier 2012 framework and align higher education governance with the constitutional mandate of
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Khaitan & Co advised Vertex Ventures SEA on Series B investment in Fourdegreewater Capital Private Limited The leading global law firm, Khaitan & Co advised Vertex Ventures SEA Management Pte. Ltd on leading the Series B funding round of approximately INR 250 crore in Fourdegreewater Capital Private Limited (dba WintWealth). The investment will support WintWealth’s
... Continue Reading.Police Cannot Freeze Bank Accounts Without Judicial Sanction, Rules Delhi High Court
In a significant reaffirmation of procedural safeguards and economic liberty, the Delhi High Court has ruled that police authorities cannot freeze or debit-freeze bank accounts without prior judicial sanction, except in strict compliance with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). The judgment underscores that administrative convenience or investigative suspicion cannot override statutory mandates or
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[Aayush Gugnani is a Senior Status LLB candidate at Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) with a Master’s in Economics from the University of Ottawa] The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (‘IBC’) is normatively anchored in the objective of value maximisation of the corporate debtor’s assets, as repeatedly affirmed by the Supreme Court in decisions such as Swiss Ribbons v. Union of
... Continue Reading.Meysan Advised Boodai Reliance Real Estate Company On Acquisition Of Stake In Jazeera Airways
Meysan advised Boodai Reliance Real Estate Company on acquisition of stake in Jazeera Airways The international law firm, Meysan, advised Boodai Reliance Real Estate Company on its voluntary acquisition of 16.6% of the shares of Jazeera Airways Company. The acquisition was undertaken at a price of KWD 1.750 per share, resulting in a total transaction
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Bird & Bird appoints Krzysztof Zięba and Michał Kulesza as partners to strengthen Warsaw commercial team The International law firm Bird & Bird has strengthened its Commercial practice in Warsaw with the appointment of Krzysztof Zięba and Michał Kulesza as partners, enhancing the firm’s capabilities across commercial, consumer, IT and technology-driven regulatory matters in Poland.
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acts as legal counsel for Goldman Sachs on Pepperfry transaction The leading global law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as legal counsel to Goldman Sachs, an existing shareholder in Pepperfry Limited, in connection with the acquisition of a significant majority stake in Pepperfry by TCC Concept Limited (“TCC”), structured via the issuance
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