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In a significant ruling reinforcing the protective nature of social welfare legislation, the Bombay High Court has held that an employee cannot be penalised for the employer’s failure to maintain or produce statutory provident fund records. The Court emphasised that pensionary benefits are earned rights and cannot be denied due to administrative lapses beyond the

Trilegal advised MEMG Group on Manipal Health Enterprises’ proposed IPO The leading law firm in India, Trilegal advised the MEMG Group, including Dr. Ranjan Ramdas Pai, Manipal Global Health Services, MEMG International Ltd (promoters), and Manipal Education and Medical Group India Private Limited (promoter group selling shareholder), on the proposed initial public offering of equity

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted in relation to NHIT’s fifth fundraising round through institutional placement and preferential allotment The leading law firm in India, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted in relation to the fifth round of fundraising by National Highways Infra Trust (NHIT) through an institutional placement of units to eligible investors aggregating to ₹24,688.08 million, and

Candidates preparing for the Goa Judicial Services Examination should solve the Goa Judicial Services Mains Written Examination 2017 – Paper I (Civil Law) along with other previous years’ question papers before appearing for the Preliminary and Main stages. Practising authentic papers not only familiarises aspirants with the pattern and style of questions but also helps

Khaitan & Co advised STEAG Power GmbH on divestment of STEAG Energy Services (India) to Bluspring Enterprises The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised STEAG Power GmbH on the divestment of 100% of its stake in STEAG Energy Services (India) Private Limited to Bluspring Enterprises Limited. STEAG Energy Services (India) Private Limited

Khaitan & Co advised Indorama Ventures on acquisition of majority control of EPL Limited The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited on the acquisition of majority control of Blackstone-owned EPL Limited through the amalgamation of Indorama’s offshore packaging business with EPL India. The transaction resulted in an

Khaitan & Co advised BRLMs on Manipal Health Enterprises’ proposed IPO and DRHP filing The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co acted as legal counsel to the book running lead managers in connection with the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed by Manipal Health Enterprises Limited for its proposed initial public offering. The

Reed Smith Expands Riyadh Corporate Practice with Team Hire from AlAmmar Law The global law firm Reed Smith has announced the acquisition of a leading Saudi corporate team from AlAmmar Law, including Mohammed Alammar and Anmar Algharifi as Partners, along with Norah Alqasem as an Associate in its Riyadh office. The appointments significantly enhance the

What happens when patent oppositions are filed, heard, but never decided? Highlighting the specific instances of prolonged delays at the Patent Office, Prathibha Sivasubramanian explains how administrative inaction is undermining a critical safeguard in patent law and how such delays can quietly enable monopolies and impact access to essential medicines. Prathibha Sivasubramanian is a Senior

The Calcutta High Court’s decision in NEC Corporation marks a significant step forward for GUI design protection in India. However, beyond the celebration surrounding this development, Sachin Sharma points out that a more uncomfortable question remains—why did it take judicial intervention for this shift to occur at all? Sachin is an Associate Advocate at Sanghi