Earnest Money in Real Estate Deals: The Shifting Courts' Perspective

Before the Indian Contract Act, 1872, there was the rule of local mercantile usage, customary practice, and English common law ideas that prevailed in commercial dealings. Oral promises, written undertakings, or immediate exchange of goods and considerations were commonly practiced when concluding deals Future performance had no place in ancient barter societies because transactions were done through the immediate exchange of goods...

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The Role of Independent Directors in the era of decriminalization and ESG Oversight

Indian corporate governance is going through an important shift. Independent directors [IDs] are no longer expected to serve merely as symbolic members of the board who attend meetings, review papers, and rely on management to drive governance. Rather, they are increasingly expected to demonstrate that their independence is substantive through the manner in which they assess...

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When the Boardroom Becomes a Loophole: Related Party Transactions, Tunneling, and the Limits of India’s M&A Governance

India’s M&A market is flourishing well. Regulations are getting revised to pace with the changing scenario. Audit committees are filing their approvals as per the requirements. Boards are signing disclosures with practiced efficiency. And yet, somehow, inexplicably, promoters are still walking away with minority shareholders’ money. Legally. Quietly. With every procedural...

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Advent and Impact of Deepfakes in the modern societyy

Evolution of man took centuries. It was a time-taking process, but when man became smart, he started to think and...

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The Aadhaar Judgement - Implications on the Private Sector

While upholding the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act in its recent judgement, the Supreme Court has read...

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India Finally Has A Data Privacy Framework

India is one step closer to having its own data protection law after the Srikrishna Committee submitted its initial...

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India-South Korea Relations and Law Commission on Legalising Gambling

Click here to view the mindmaps for the India-South Korea Relations and Law Commission on Legalising Gambling...

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MPs and MLAs practising Law

Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking a declaration that a person cannot be permitted to perform...

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