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The Madras High Court, in A. Sarath v. The Commissioner, Corporation of Greater Chennai & Ors., delivered a significant judgment reiterating the absolute illegality of religious encroachments on public roads and footpaths, irrespective of their antiquity or the religious sentiments attached to them. The Court firmly held that Article 25 of the Constitution does not

Khaitan & Co advised on fast-track merger of Immucor India Private Limited with Instrumentation Laboratory India Private Limited The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised on a scheme of amalgamation by way of a fast-track merger of Immucor India Private Limited with Instrumentation Laboratory India Private Limited. The transaction involved an intra-group

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised on Amagi Media Labs Limited’s IPO The leading law firm in India, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised the issuer on the initial public offering (“IPO”) undertaken by Amagi Media Labs Limited (“Company”). The underwriters included Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited, Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited, Goldman Sachs (India) Securities Private Limited,

The Kerala High Court, in Athul P. & Anr. v. State of Kerala (2026), delivered a significant ruling reaffirming the statutory bar on anticipatory bail under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, as amended in 2018. The judgment reiterates that once prosecution materials prima facie disclose the commission of offences

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised BNP Paribas on its global legal entity merger and restructuring The leading law firm in India, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (“CAM”) advised BNP Paribas on the merger of its asset management activities—AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management (BNPP REIM), and BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM)—into a

Khaitan & Co advised Indian Overseas Bank on the issuance of regulatory capital bonds The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised Indian Overseas Bank on the issuance of unsecured, non-convertible, taxable, listed, fully paid-up, redeemable regulatory capital bonds in the nature of debentures, with a base issue size of INR 500 crore

Khaitan & Co advised Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the acquisition of a minority stake in JSW One Platforms Limited The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised Massachusetts Institute of Technology in relation to the acquisition of a minority stake in JSW One Platforms Limited through secondary transfers. The transaction involved the

Khaitan & Co advised Kalpataru Projects International Limited on the divestment of Vindhyachal Expressway Private Limited The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised Kalpataru Projects International Limited (“KPIL”) on the divestment of its entire 100% equity shareholding in Vindhyachal Expressway Private Limited (“VEPL”), a wholly owned special purpose vehicle holding a long-term

Khaitan & Co advised Vantris Energy Berhad on the divestment of its stake in L&T-Sapura Shipping The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised Vantris Energy Berhad on the divestment of its entire equity stake in L&T-Sapura Shipping, which owns and operates the LTS3000 heavy-lift and pipelay vessel, to its joint-venture partner Larsen

DSK Legal advised Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority on landmark Raigad-Pen Growth Centre Project joint venture The leading law firm in India, DSK Legal assisted and advised the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) in connection with a landmark joint venture between MMRDA and Karnala Pen Growth Centre Limited (a group company of Q-West Infrastructure