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The Unconstitutionality of the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 and the Erosion of Minority Rights

Varun Pandey Introduction The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, was enacted in both Houses of Parliament following a period of vigorous discussion and partisan conflict. It signifies a substantial reform within the Waqf administration in India. Although it implements many initiatives for inclusivity and administrative reform, it simultaneously centralises governmental authority and diminishes the independence of […]

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Unpacking Reverse Mergers: Minority Shareholders’ Appraisal Rights

Rajdeep Bhattacharjee and Dhaval Bothra Introduction The appraisal rights of minority shareholders have been a contentious tussle in several jurisdictions across the globe, especially in the case of reverse mergers wherein private companies merge/takeover companies that are listed. This poses a plethora of regulatory challenges and obligations and to deliver the minority shareholders their dues […]

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’21 Week 11 (13/03 – 18/03)

Greetings! This week has witnessed several developments in criminal law, public law and arbitration. We travel to Delhi, Portugal and Japan to revisit the pro-life versus pro-choice debate, death penalty jurisprudence, LGBTQ+ rights and and much more! Happy reading!

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’21 Week 10 (06/03 – 12/03)

The past week has been fraught with judgements from various High Courts, the Supreme Court, the European Court of Justice and more. The subject of these judgements range from the Arbitration and Conciliation Act to the air pollution limits in the European Union. Apart from these, the updates also cover policy developments in countries like Spain, Germany and Switzerland. Hope you enjoy reading the updates and curated list of suggested readings!