India: Corporate and Company Law

The COVID-19 pandemic transformed force majeure clauses from overlooked boilerplate provisions into critical contract terms that determined business survival. This article examines how Indian and Japanese companies have fundamentally revised their commercial agreements in response to lessons learned during the pandemic, moving beyond traditional "acts of God" language to address modern disruptions including pandemics, cyberattacks, and regulatory changes.

Over the life of a company, small amounts quietly accumulate dividends that are never encased, old deposits that are not claimed, shares that sit in forgotten folios. Indian law does not allow these sums to remain with companies indefinitely. Instead, they must eventually move into a central pool called the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF), managed by a government authority.

The RBI, through its RBI (Non-Banking Financial Companies- Registration, Exemptions and Framework for Scale Based Regulation) Amendment Directions, 2026, has introduced one of the most significant recalibrations to the NBFC registration framework in recent years.

Sustainable growth is rarely accidental. It is the result of deliberate decisions made at the earliest stages of building a business. Strong and smart business foundations provide the structure, clarity and resilience...

India’s Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) regime has witnessed significant regulatory evolution in recent years, driven by the need to enhance governance standards, strengthen investor protection, and align with global best practices.

India’s enactment of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”) marks a decisive shift toward a modern data protection regime anchored in accountability, consent, and enforcement. While the statute is primarily directed at “data fiduciaries,” its implications extend well beyond operational compliance. At the boardroom level, the Act has triggered a reassessment of governance responsibilities, risk allocation, and critically Directors and Officers (“D&O”) insurance.

Section 105 of BNS renders every compliance manual immediately irrelevant. Device seizure signals a criminal investigation, not a regulatory inquiry. The Board’s paperwork does not address...

India's competition law landscape continues to evolve with significant rulings on bid-rigging, abuse of dominance, and merger control. From the Delhi High Court upholding CCI's investigative powers...

On 2 May 2026, the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) issued Statutory Order No. 2186(E) in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, effecting a landmark amendment to the Foreign Exchange Management...