Damages must consider inflation

A weekly selection of key court orders Read more »

Relevant ideas on ministry merging

Narendra Modi has raised expectations that various ministries will be restructured, with the aim of having a smaller council of ministers. Can exporters and importers expect the commerce ministry to be split... Read more »

Ponzi schemes thrive on loopholes

Apart from more stringent laws, regulators need to come together to fight Saradha-like scams Read more »

Exodus of good independent directors?

The Companies Act, 2013, and the new Code of Corporate Governance have made independent directors jittery Read more »

Turnover does not include scrap sale

The exporter of stainless steel utensils sold the scrap but did not include the proceeds in the total turnover Read more »

Where PEs fear to tread

Cautious private equity investors evaluate whether to opt for a board seat, or be distant observers Read more »

Sub judice is a convenient, self-serving alibi

In India, jury trials were abolished in 1960, but its vestige, sub judice, is still lingering Read more »

Less tax on installation of lifts

The Supreme Court itself had given a judgment in 2005 which had held that the transaction was one of sale Read more »

Cracking election funding

Corporate contribution remains a grey area Read more »

SC axe on offshore money

Questions arise in the context of India's obligations towards its tax treaty partners Read more »