Government Regulation and Public Sector Law

An information was filed against Airports Authority of India (‘AAI’), Ministry of Civil Aviation (‘MoCA’), and Delhi International Airport Limited (‘DIAL’) (collectively, the ‘Opposite Parties’), alleging contravention of the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of the Act.

India's defence market is larger on paper than in practice. The FY2026-27 Ministry of Defence budget of ₹7.85 lakh crore contains only ₹1.85 lakh crore of capital acquisition, of which ₹1.39 lakh crore is reserved for Indian industry. Against that, the Defence Acquisition Council cleared about ₹7.6 lakh crore of proposals in four meetings between February and September 2026. The gap between approvals and annual spending is the central fact for any supplier, investor or foreign OEM.

India’s infrastructure programmes largely depend on public-private partnerships (“PPPs”) to mobilise specialised expertise, capital and operational capacity for projects that serve public purposes.

The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, ratified on 21 September 2026 and set to take effect on 20 October 2026, represents a landmark development in bilateral economic relations. This comprehensive analysis examines the Agreement's key provisions, including New Zealand's commitment to 100% duty-free market access for Indian exports, Rules of Origin requirements, service sector opportunities for Indian professionals and students, and New Zealand's pledge to facilitate USD 20 billion in investments into

A foreign business can open a Liaison Office, Branch Office or Project Office in India, or it can set up an Indian subsidiary. Each option serves a different business purpose, and each carries its own corporate, foreign exchange and regulatory requirements.

The article discusses geopolitical hedging and its impact, where the phrase refers to an approach wherein countries and companies diversify their risk exposure and reduce their dependence on one geographical area, supply chain, market, or technology ecosystem.

India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi this weekend, where member nations navigate competing priorities: Russia seeks to demonstrate global relevance despite Western isolation, China and India work to strengthen their diplomatic thaw, and New Delhi pushes for digital currency integration while avoiding a common BRICS currency. Can the bloc maintain unity amid Brazilian elections, the Iran war, economic pressures, and members' diverging relationships with the US and other Western powers?

The Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Competition Commission of India, and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India announced a series of targeted regulatory interventions aimed at improving market efficiency and reducing regulatory friction. These measures are designed to deepen India's financial and commercial ecosystem while the country continues its economic diplomacy efforts abroad.

Haryana has over the past decade rapidly evolved into a growing nucleus for industrial investments. The State's progress has been widely acknowledged through several national recognitions, reflecting the effectiveness of its policy framework and institutional reforms.

The article discusses the key changes introduced in the recent amendment to Section 9D of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act. which provides certainty, price parity, and uniform taxation across the country. It also discusses the background of the said amendment, which necessitated this amendment.

In Union of India & Ors. v. Hariom Projects Pvt. Ltd. [2026 INSC 1044], the Supreme Court considered whether a High Court, while exercising appellate jurisdiction under Section 37(1)(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the "Arbitration Act") against rejection of an application under Section 9, could by consent of the parties remit the appellate proceedings to a subsequently constituted arbitral tribunal and direct the tribunal to treat those proceedings as an application under Section 17.

In Mohd. Aftab v. Union of India and others, the Allahabad High Court, by an interim order dated September 14, 2026, observed that passport authorities have, prima facie, no business denying a passport merely because a criminal case is pending against the applicant. The Bench of Justice J.J. Munir and Justice Indrajeet Shukla also clarified that holding a passport does not give a person a spontaneous passage across borders.