By Mayur Kulkarni Background At a time when the State of Maharashtra struggles to fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a constitutional crisis looms over Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, potentially forcing him to resign from his position. On November 28, 2019 Uddhav Thackeray took oath[1] as the Chief Minister, as the leader of the Maha Vikas […]
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By Urshila Pandit Introduction Slow and sudden environmental changes brought about by climate change are forcibly displacing individuals to different countries due to the uninhabitable nature of such regions. The current scenario can be analysed utilising two legal instruments- the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951 and Article 6 of the International Covenant […]
By Kritika Dobhal On November 29, 2019, the Reserve Bank of India [“RBI”] initiated Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process [“CIRP”] against Dewan Housing Finance Limited [“DHFL”], making it the first Non-Banking Financial Companies [“NBFC”] to be brought within the ambit of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 [“IBC”]. This was made possible due to the Insolvency and […]
By Abhigyan Tripathi and Rishabh Chhabaria Introduction On December 31, 2019, China reported a number of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, Hubei Province, leading to the identification of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19). Over the course of four months, the virus has transmitted to various parts of the world, including India and has claimed over two lakh […]
By Abhishek Wadhawan Understanding the Debate The Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is an economic legislation enacted with the aim of helping distressed companies by balancing the interests of all stakeholders. But not all corporate debtors, private and government, can be treated as the same due to difference in objectives, mission, profits etc. The issue […]
