India: Corporate Governance

Launching a startup involves countless strategic decisions, from validating a business idea to securing funding and building a capable team. Among these decisions, one area often receives less attention...

India's four Labour Codes mark the extensive reform and compilation of the nation’s labour laws in 70 years.

In India's booming IPO market, where retail subscriptions often exceed 100 times the issue size, a critical misconception has emerged: treating the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) as a marketing tool rather than a legal disclosure document.

The transition from a private company to a publicly listed entity fundamentally transforms governance structures, decision-making processes, and accountability mechanisms.

For an early-stage founder, acceptance into an incubator or accelerator often feels like the first real validation of the business. It may bring workspace, mentors, grant access, technical support, investor introductions and credibility. But the document signed at that moment is rarely just programme paperwork. It can quietly become part of the company’s financing history, carrying equity, warrants, conversion rights, IP clauses, vetoes, reporting obligations and restrictions that a future investor will eventually diligence.

The Supreme Court's ruling in Pannalal Bhansali v. Bharti Telecom Ltd. examines the standard of judicial scrutiny applicable to minority exit through capital reduction...

In a significant ruling on corporate governance and the exercise of shareholder voting rights, the Supreme Court has held that when rival factions within a society claim authority...

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has introduced a new mechanism allowing companies to allocate up to 10% of their mandatory CSR spending toward Zero Coupon Zero Principal instruments issued by registered not-for-profit organizations on the Social Stock Exchange. This amendment creates a structured, market-based funding channel that exempts participating companies from certain impact assessment requirements while enabling NPOs to access capital through regulated exchanges.

India’s insolvency framework has, since the enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in 2016, been a work in continuous progress.