October 19, 2020

AN ANALYSIS OF THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2020

Introduction The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance[1], enacted on June 5, 2020, as an amendment to the Essential Commodities Act 1955[2], clarifies the specifications under which the […]
October 18, 2020

UNNECESSARY PUBLICATION OF PRIVATE DETAILS OF PARTIES INTENDING MARRIAGE: A TOOL OF HARASSMENT UNDER THE SPECIAL MARRIAGE ACT, 1954

A recent plea challenging certain provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (‘SMA’ or ‘Act’) as unconstitutional has been recently accepted by the Supreme Court of […]
October 18, 2020

REVISITING PROMOTER OWNERSHIP IN INDIA’S PRIVATE BANKING SECTOR

Soon after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a discussion paper on private bank governance dated June 11, 2020, proposing term limits for CEOs and […]
October 18, 2020

Apps: The New Pawns of the Strategic Game

Introduction As the tensions started flaring up at the LAC, The Indian government tried to tighten the screws on Chinese expansionism by banning yet another 118 […]