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Data Privacy Newsletter: All you need to know about Privacy in India-Feb-2021
Introduction India has been contemplating a comprehensive data protection legislation since the past three years, the year 2021 has kicked off on a resounding note with debates on privacy policies1 and contact tracing2 in every household. This paper is a “cheat-sheet” for you to understand the n...
Technology Law newsletter: Free access to Geospatial Data and Maps in India-Feb-2021
The Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India (DST) released a revolutionary guideline on February 15, 2021, the purpose of the guideline was to provide liberalised access to Geospatial Data and Geospatial Data Services including Maps. The Government seeks to promote a modern d...
Corporate Laws Newsletter: Corporate Social Responsibility provisions- Significant Amendments-Feb-2021
In a significant move to boost transparency and effectiveness, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has introduced major changes to the corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) regime in India through notifications dated January 22, 2021. Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) has ...
Corporate Laws Newsletter: Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process – May 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic halted the resolution process for small businesses classified under the MSME sector due to the suspension of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (“IBC”) in March 2020. The Government of India has amended the IBC to introduce Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process1 (“PP...
HR Newsletter: Implementing Work From Home-February-2021
The Indian labour laws currently do not have any specific codified guidelines around a temporary/permanent ‘work from home’ arrangement for any establishment. As such, the rules and regulations pertaining to any permanent/temporary ‘work from home’ arrangement are completely governed by the ...
IPR Newsletter: Super Cassettes Ltd. v. Nandi Chinni Kumar- February-2021
Supreme Court Refuses to lift Stay on Movie ‘Jhund’ The Supreme Court in CMA.No.357 and 358 of 2020 has refused to lift stay on the movie ‘Jhund’. The litigation was initiated by filmmaker Nandi Chinni Kumar (“Plaintiff”), who claimed that he had purchased the right to make a movie about...
Corporate Laws Newsletter: Notification of certain provisions of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020-Jan-2021
The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 received assent from the President on September 28, 2020 and the proposed amendments mainly consist of provisions for decriminalisation of offences under the Companies Act, 2013. Certain provisions of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 have come into force with e...
Newsletter- Data Privacy In India – Need of the Hour-Jan 2021
WhatsApp is in the news off late for its proposed privacy policy update. As of July 2019, WhatsApp had 400 million users in India, the omnipresence of WhatsApp is evident from our contact lists, yet if users do not consent to the new terms by February 8, 2021, they would have to stop using the [&hel...
Article on Taxman Website – E-voting and Virtual Meetings- Are Nationalised Banks excluded?
Introduction Year 2020, most unexpectedly, the world faced an unprecedented crisis with the outbreak of Covid-19. Covid-19, being declared as pandemic bythe World Health Organization, was followed by severe lockdown, social distancing, restrictions on travel and disruption of business activitiesall ...