Business Law and Corporate Law

When a property developer enters insolvency proceedings under India's Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, homebuyers who have invested their life savings face critical questions about their rights and remedies. This comprehensive analysis examines the legal framework governing builder insolvency, explaining how homebuyers are classified as financial creditors, their role in the Committee of Creditors, and the practical steps they must take to protect their interests through the Corporate Insolvency Resolution

In M/s ASJ Finsolutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Vikram Bajaj, the Supreme Court considered whether the Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) and other amounts paid by a successful bidder in a liquidation auction can be forfeited where the e-auction notice expressly so provides, even though the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016 (the “Regulations”) do not expressly provide for forfeiture.

Industrial licensing in India serves as a critical regulatory mechanism for manufacturing operations in sensitive sectors affecting national security and public safety. While economic liberalization has reduced licensing requirements for most industries, businesses in defence, hazardous chemicals, and strategic sectors must navigate mandatory approval processes under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951.

If you've ever drafted a shareholders' agreement, you'll recognise a familiar clause. It lists reserved matters, ensures that certain decisions require approval from a specific investor's nominee, and quietly assumes that the day it will be tested will never arrive. At Tata Sons, that day has arrived

A growing business needs corporate legal services that bring together compliance management, contract lifecycle support, regulatory audits and ongoing risk advice under one roof, rather than piecing it together from separate lawyers, spreadsheets and last-minute fixes. According to a 2026 LegalZoom survey, 33% of small business owners say compliance requirements have already stopped them pursuing new opportunities such as expansion, partnerships or new product launches.

The Bengaluru Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal has declined to approve a proposed merger involving four real estate companies under the same promoter group. The decision raises important questions about the requirements and standards for corporate amalgamation schemes under the Companies Act, 2013.

Businesses collect personal information, financial records, employee documents, customer communications and operational data every day. However, retaining information indefinitely can create privacy, security and regulatory risks. Data retention policies help organisations determine what information they should keep, why it is required, how long it should remain accessible and when it must be securely deleted.

Since 2020, the portfolio management services (PMS) industry has grown significantly. The assets under management (AUM) rose from INR 18.07 lakh crore in April 2019 to INR 42.61 lakh crore as on 31 May 2026.

Insider trading cases are rarely proved by admission. More often, they are proved by chronology: who knew what, from when, how the information moved, and whether they traded while in possession of it.

The Lok Sabha has passed the Taxation & Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (‘Amendment Bill’). The said Amendment Bill replaces the Income-tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 which was earlier passed on 5 June 2026 and also proposes other amendments to the Income-tax Act, 2025 (‘the Act’), the most notable amendment being in respect of taxation of unitholders and SPVs of business trusts.

Business trusts — Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) — and their unit holders are taxed under a pass-through framework built around Section 223 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (corresponding to Section 115UA of the erstwhile 1961 Act), read with Schedule V (Table Serial Nos. 3, 4 and 5) of the ITA 2025, which mirror clauses (23FC), (23FCA) and (23FD) of Section 10 of the ITA 1961.

India's succession laws determine who inherits property when someone dies without a Will, but the rules vary dramatically based on religion. Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Parsis each follow different legal frameworks that may distribute assets in ways families never anticipated. Understanding these statutory hierarchies and their recent judicial interpretations is essential for anyone seeking to protect family wealth and prevent prolonged disputes.