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Company Law

Decriminalisation Under the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Reform by Reclassification or Governance by Omission?

Tanishka Mishra and Tanay Salwe On 23 March 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (“the Bill”) in the Lok Sabha and suggested a lot of changes in the Companies Act, 2013 and the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. The Bill is sent directly to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) […]

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Investment Law Securities

Partial Measures: How SEBI’s REIT & InvIT Reforms Fall Short of Global Standards

Nayonika Sharma and Morvi Sharma I. Introduction On February 5, SEBI released Consultation Paper titled “Measures Towards Ease of Doing Business for REITs and InvITs,” proposing four amendments to the SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014. The proposals are based on recommendations of the Hybrid Securities Advisory Committee [“HYSAC”].  This blog contends that, while the […]

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Investment Law

Rewriting the Rules: SEBI Mutual Funds Regulations 2026 and the New Era of Investing

Mahak Yadav and Nikhil Ranjan Introduction In its quest for modernising the mutual fund market, the Board of the Securities Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) has notified the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 2026, which replaces the existing SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, which has been the guiding force for the mutual fund market in the […]

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Arbitration

Emergency Arbitration and State Immunity in India – Evaluating DIAC’s Framework in Sovereign Disputes

Ojas Sharma I. Introduction Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) has been an outcome of extensive experience within the Indian legal fraternity owing to the constant demand of an Indianized system pertaining to arbitration through Law Commission’s 246th Report. While the project seems ambitious and promising, the system is still at a very nascent stage compared […]

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Securities

Digital Gold: Navigating Regulatory Frameworks and Investors’ Confidence

Saloni Rani I. Introduction Digital Gold allows an investor to purchase and sell gold online without any physical visits. It has gained prominence in a very short period because it does not create any blanket ban on the quantity of gold to be purchased and most importantly, it saves time and efforts of investors. The […]