Trilegal advised on the successful listing of iValue Infosolutions Limited’s equity shares aggregating INR 5,602.95 million The leading Indian law firm, Trilegal, advised on the successful listing of equity shares by iValue Infosolutions Limited (“iValue”) aggregating to INR 5,602.95 million. The IPO comprised an offer for sale by certain existing shareholders. iValue is a technology
... Continue Reading.AR Rahman Wins Appeal In Veera Raja Veera Copyright Dispute With Dagar Family
AR Rahman Wins Appeal In Veera Raja Veera Copyright Dispute With Dagar Family Dagar family’s copyright claim rejected in interim by Delhi High Court In a significant legal development concerning artistic rights and traditional compositions, the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has set aside an interim injunction that had earlier been imposed on
... Continue Reading.The Tax Policy Paradox in Fast-Track Demergers
[Aayush Agarwal is a 3rd year student at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar and Taher Hussain is a 4thyear student at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai] On July 21, 2025, the Select Committee on the Income Tax Bill, 2025, presented its Report (‘the Report’) before the Parliament, analysing various provisions of the new bill and suggesting appropriate changes to it. One
... Continue Reading.Case Summary: Prajakta Mahendra Agrawal & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. (2025) | Civil Dispute Cannot Be Criminalised
This case before the Bombay High Court concerned an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) (Section 528 in Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023), seeking quashing of an FIR and charge-sheet lodged against Prajakta Mahendra Agrawal (wife) and Giridharilal Shivdas Agrawal (father) of deceased Mahendra Agrawal. The FIR alleged cheating
... Continue Reading.PhonePe confidentially files DRHP with SEBI for $1.5 billion IPO
PhonePe confidentially files DRHP with SEBI for $1.5 billion IPO Joins Bengaluru-based fintech startup, Groww, in the same segment Walmart-supported PhonePe has quietly filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as per the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018. The digital payments major
... Continue Reading.Freshfields Advised McLaren And Mumtalakat On Acquisition Of All Shares In McLaren Racing Held By Minority Shareholders
Freshfields advised McLaren and Mumtalakat on acquisition of all shares in McLaren Racing held by minority shareholders The global law firm, Freshfields, has advised McLaren and its major shareholder Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in connection with McLaren’s acquisition of all shares in McLaren Racing previously held
... Continue Reading.Victoria Wyer Relocates To Dentons Dubai Office To Strengthen Debt Capital Markets And Finance Practice
Victoria Wyer Relocates to Dentons Dubai Office to Strengthen Debt Capital Markets and Finance Practice The global law firm Dentons has announced that capital markets partner Victoria Wyer has relocated from the firm’s London office to its Dubai office, reinforcing Dentons’ continued investment in debt capital markets (DCM) and financial services across the Middle East.
... Continue Reading.DHC allows AR Rahman’s Appeal- Authorship is Composed not Performed!
Image from here. The Division Bench (DB) of Delhi HC has given us a well-reasoned and hard hitting order on the interplay of copyright law and Indian classical music. In the highly publicized copyright battle between Ustaad Faiyas Wasifuddin Dagar and AR Rahman, the DB has reversed the single bench’s (SB) ruling that had held
... Continue Reading.Case Summary: Nagamma @ Nagarathna & Ors. v. State of Karnataka (2025) | Circumstantial Evidence and Simultaneous Disclosures Examined
The Supreme Court of India, in Nagamma @ Nagarathna & Ors. v. State of Karnataka (2025 INSC 1135), examined the conviction of three accused under Section 302 IPC (corresponding to Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) read with Section 34 IPC [now Section 3(5) BNS]. The matter revolved around whether the prosecution had
... Continue Reading.Is One Day Enough to Shatter a Career Dream? Supreme Court Protects a Tribal Woman’s Opportunity
In Shreya Kumari Tirkey v. State of Jharkhand & Ors. (arising from SLP (Civil) No. 27139 of 2024), the Supreme Court of India reaffirmed its role as the sentinel of social justice by extending relief to a tribal woman who was denied employment due to a one-day delay in undergoing her mandatory medical examination. The
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