Indian Corporate Law

"A periodic review of topics of interest in corporate and business law that impact India."

Author: "Umakanth V" is a lawyer by training and a Ph.D. candidate at the National University of Singapore.

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Recent Posts from Indian Corporate Law

Dissecting Indian Corporate Governance
India Knowledge@Wharton carries a discussion (or a mutual interview of sorts) between Wharton professors Jitendra Singh and Harbir Singh and former SEBI Chairman M. Damodaran on several issues pertaining to Indian corporate governance, including the…
The SEBI-NSDL Controversy
The recent decision of the SEBI to set aside as ultra vires two orders passed by a Special Committee set up by it has led to a huge furore in commercial and legal circles. The…
Some Literature on Governance and Social Responsibility
Professor Balasubramanian of IIM Bangalore has posted two interesting papers.In the first paper, Addressing Some Inherent Challenges to Good Corporate Governance, he examines certain specific issues arising due to the concentrated ownership in Indian listed…
'Principal place of business' - Oral Arguments in Hertz v. Friend
An earlier post had discussed the issue in Hertz v. Friend, which calls upon the United States Supreme Court to determine what is the ‘principal place of business’ of a corporation having operations in more…
Bits of Interest
1. Siddharth Shah, et. al., offer suggestions for amendment of the SEBI Takeover Code in light of its review by the Takeover Regulations Advisory Committee (TRAC);2. Shantanu Surpure and Rashi Saraf compare and contrast the…
Yet Another Controversy over Section 14A
Earlier posts here had discussed the decision of a Special Bench of the Bombay ITAT in Daga Capital and the possible inequities that could result from its interpretation of section 14A. The most significant one…
A Round-up on Recent SEBI Reforms
Earlier this week, SEBI announced a slew of capital market reforms. This comes in the wake of recovery in the markets as well as the Government’s intention to undertake disinvestments in public sector undertakings (PSU).…
Auxiliary Activities and Permanent Establishments
We have discussed on several occasions the extent to which a liaison office of an MNC is taxed, and more generally, the concept of a “permanent establishment”. A series of decisions in 2009 has introduced…
Law Firms and Joint Ventures
A few months ago, we had posted about a paper by Professor Jayanth Krishnan on issues that revolve around the opening up of the Indian legal sector to foreign law firms. He has now released…
E-Voting in Indian Companies
Public (or retail) shareholders in a company usually exhibit traits that result in “collective action problems”. This refers to the difficulties that arise in achieving consensus among a diffused set of shareholders who do not…