Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Advised Hexa Climate On Pioneering Afforestation Project In West Bengal

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Hexa Climate on pioneering afforestation project in West Bengal Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Hexa Climate, a portfolio company of I-Squared Capital, on the structuring and execution of a pioneering afforestation project in the Purulia district of West Bengal, in collaboration with Asvata, the carbon credit venture of the RP Sanjiv Goenka

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ED Searches Alderbrooke Portfolio’s Offices For Operating Sans SEBI Registration

ED Searches Alderbrooke Portfolio’s Offices For Operating Sans SEBI Registration The probe was carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act The Ahmedabad office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted search operations at Alderbrooke Portfolio Management Services Pvt. Ltd, a portfolio management company, for operating without registering with the Securities

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Matouk Bassiouny Advised DPI’s Nclude Fund On Participation In Nawy’s $52 Million Series A Funding Round

Matouk Bassiouny advised DPI’s Nclude Fund on participation in Nawy’s $52 million Series A funding round Matouk Bassiouny (“MB”) advised Development Partners International (DPI)’s Nclude Fund in connection with its participation in Nawy’s USD 52 million Series A funding round. The capital raised in this round will support Nawy’s strategic growth, including product development, AI

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Infringement or Not? DHC Refers Case to Larger Bench to Decide on Actions Against Registered Trademarks

Can a registered trademark owner sue another one for infringement? If no, then how will the provision in Section 124 (5) of the Trademarks Act (“the Act”)  function, allowing courts to pass interim reliefs against a proprietor of a registered trademark? A Division Bench (“DB”) of the Delhi High Court (“DHC”) has recently encountered a

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 19 – May 25)

What is patent quality and why does it matter? – A two-part post defining patent quality, an interim injunction granted under PPVFRA with some glaring errors in the order, and the Calcutta HC’s refusal to hold the 20-Year Patent Term as Unconstitutional! The SpicyIP Summer School Application deadline is also now over. Here’s a roundup

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DNLU Jabalpur Team Qualifies for World Rounds of Prestigious Nuremberg Moot Court Competition 2025

Jabalpur | May 24, 2025 — Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur proudly announces that three of its exceptional law students—Ms. Rashmi Mishra, Mr. Ayush Misra, and Ms. Vagisha Mandloi—have qualified for the World Rounds of the Nuremberg Moot Court Competition 2025, an internationally renowned event dedicated to international criminal law and human rights. Under

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Can GST Demands Be Challenged Without Filing an Appeal?

Under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in India, disputes relating to tax demands often lead to questions about the remedies available to aggrieved taxpayers. A pivotal issue is whether a taxpayer can directly challenge a GST demand order under Article 226 of the Constitution through a writ petition, bypassing the statutory appellate route

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Fixing the Co-Investment Puzzle: Is SEBI’s CIV Proposal the Perfect Solution? 

[Alka Nanda Mahapatra is a student at the National Law University, Jodhpur] On May 9, 2025, the Securities & Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) released a Consultation Paper on providing flexibility to AIFs to offer Co-Investment opportunities to investors within the AIF structure under SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012. The Consultation Paper released by SEBI proposes

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Prof. (Dr.) Devinder Singh Appointed as Vice Chancellor of DBRANLU, Sonepat: A Visionary Leader Takes Charge

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU), Sonepat, has officially welcomed Prof. (Dr.) Devinder Singh as its new Vice Chancellor. A distinguished academician and seasoned legal scholar, Prof. Singh’s appointment marks a significant step forward for the university in its pursuit of academic excellence and institutional growth. Prof. (Dr.) Devinder Singh was warmly welcomed by

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