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[By Shaunak Rohit Wagle] The author is a student of Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai For more than a decade, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has experimented with ways of taming algorithmic trading. Circulars in 2012 and 2016 addressed risk controls for brokers and exchanges, and a 2025 circular aimed to clarify obligations in the rapidly evolving “retail-algo” space. However, none of these attempts...
[By Ankur Singh and Mansi Maheshwari] The authors are students of National Law University, Odisha INTRODUCTION The Indian power industry is at a crucial point. On the one hand, it will need to prioritize the ambitious Viksit Bharat @2047 vision of the country, where the non-fossil electricity capacity should increase to 500 GW by 2030. On the other hand, this engine is being strangled by its most maladaptive...
[By Madhu Murari K] The author is a student of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. The Goods and Service Tax (GST) laws have been enacted to overcome the difficulties of the multiple tax regimes and to get away from the tariff and non-tariff barriers which would hinder the free flow of trade throughout the Country. The structure of GST is of a destination-based consumption tax with...
[By Isha Khurana] The author is a corporate lawyer. Introduction Over the last decade, Private Equity (PE) has emerged as a primary financing mechanism for Indian corporations. Previous literature has examined how the typical leveraged buyout (“LBO”) model employed by private equity investors in other jurisdictions was not feasible in India due to regulatory restrictions.Thus, PE investors structured their investments as minority shareholdings, with a wide range of...
[By Himansh Soni and Ankit Kumar Yadav] The authors are students of Hidayatullah National Law University,Raipur. Introduction India’s corporate bond market has been witnessing a pronounced expansion, with outstanding issuances nearing the Rs. 55 trillion mark. Notwithstanding the substantial surge, the limited retail investor participation has been a persistent challenge to the evolving bond market. In response, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) has taken steps...
[By Kushagra Jaiswal] The author is a student of Nalsar University of Law. Introduction On 14 August 2025, in M/s Armour Security (India) Ltd. v. Commissioner, CGST, Delhi East Commissionerate & Anr.,(“Armour Security”)the Supreme Court (“SC”) pronounced on the meaning and purpose of Section 6(2)(b) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (“CGST Act”). The crux of the matter was whether the issuance of summons under...
[By Divyansh Chauhan] The author is a student of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab Introduction: The Bordered Scope of the Strategic Investor In a move aimed at broadening institutional participation and deepening India’s capital markets, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has come up with changes meant to reform the meaning of Strategic Investor under the SEBI (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 and...
[By Harsh Ahuja] The author is a student of Hidayatullah National Law University I. Introduction and Context India’s corporate landscape is in the middle of a restructuring wave. Some groups are consolidating, others are splitting. A pattern has become visible: listed companies are increasingly turning to demergers as a way to unlock value, simplify holding structures, or prepare for sector-specific growth. Quess Corp’s recent three-way split, ITC’s decision...