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[By Priyanshu & Mahek Gupta] The authors are students of Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. INTRODUCTION In a recent regulatory crackdown, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) froze the demat accounts of the designated persons in the Gensol Engineering fiasco related to diversion of loans and corporate misconduct. The Board exercised its power to freeze someone’s account for non-compliance with the SEBI Regulations from circular number…
[By Arjun Kapur & Sameep Baral] The authors are students of Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai. Introduction What does it really mean for a workplace to be “safe”? Is it the lack of complaints or a culture where employees feel comfortable raising issues? In India’s fast-changing corporate world, where investor expectations, public scrutiny, and employee voices unite, companies discover that silence is not always beneficial. The Ministry of…
[By Rishita Chatterjee] The author is a student of Jindal Global Law School, O.P Jindal Global University. Part I: Introduction to India’s Contentious Affair with Standard Essential Patents India’s digital economy is growing at an unseen scale, confirming that rapid technological innovation can have an impactful, lasting leapfrog effect, inducing economic growth even as physical infrastructure continues to lag. As the digital economy goes through this seismic shift,…
[By Priyal Jain & Harshita Jindal] The authors are students of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law. Introduction Digital platforms have emerged as a focal point of debate in the evolving digital economic landscape, especially in the context of predatory pricing, where determining the cost of services remains an idea that defies consensus. It has again made headlines as the Competition Commission of India (CCI) notified the…
[By Vashmath Potluri & Shubhranshu] The authors are students of NALSAR, Hyderabad. Introduction In December 2024, Asian News International (ANI) filed a copyright infringement suit against OpenAI, alleging that its large language models (“LLMs”) had reproduced ANI’s news content without consent. While the case is widely perceived as a test of India’s copyright regime, it reveals a deeper and more systemic competition law issue: OpenAI, backed by…
[By Anenya & Yash Sharan] The authors are students of Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. Introduction On 26 May 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) issued a circular (“the Circular”) outlining the regulatory framework for the appointment and transition of Key Managerial Personnel (“KMPs”) within Market Infrastructure Institutions (“MIIs”), such as stock exchanges, clearing corporations, and depositories. The Circular aims to develop and enforce a…
[By Siddhanth Singhi & Harsh Mishra] The authors are students of Gujarat National Law University. Introduction SEBI has propelled India’s mutual fund landscape to evolve, by introducing a new asset class, Specialised Investment Funds or SIFs. This investment class is making headlines due to its multidirectional nature of investment such as equity, debt, debentures, REITs, InvITS etc. It was brought in with the aim of “bridging up the…
[By Aditi Srivastava] The author is a student at National Law Institute University, Bhopal. Introduction In IPOs, media plays a crucial role in disseminating information to investors who may lack the expertise to interpret prospectuses. Media coverage can influence investment decisions and IPO performance, particularly affecting the opening price on listing day. Recently, CFA Institute’s March 2025 report has brought to light the significant challenges and misleading…