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The trend you witness in movies these days is a remix version of various legendary old Hindi songs. Have you ever wonder...
04/05/2020

The trend you witness in movies these days is a remix version of various legendary old Hindi songs. Have you ever wondered if copyright law allows these copies and remix versions of old songs?This article will essentially address this question. Read here: https://www.advayalegal.com/blog/who-owns-the-copyright-on-remix-songs/

By – Nidhi Tandon Music has always been an integral part of our lives. Do you remember iconic songs like Bachna Ae Haseeno, Tamma Tamma and  Laila mein Laila of 70s, 80s or 90s? They were all big chart-busters for their quirky dance moves and catchy tunes.  The trend that you witness in movies t...

In the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, courts in India are extensively using videoconferencing for hearing urgent matters...
01/05/2020

In the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, courts in India are extensively using videoconferencing for hearing urgent matters. Will this be a real game changer for our tradition bound slow moving judicial system? We take a look in this article. https://www.advayalegal.com/blog/online-dispute-resolution-is-this-a-game-changing-moment-for-indian-justice-delivery-system/

By: Aanal Desai The spread of Covid-19 and the nationwide lockdown has prompted the Supreme Court of India (“Supreme Court”) and various High Courts to conduct judicial proceedings online. The Supreme Court has detailed certain measures to ensure continuity in the administration of justice durin...

Our Managing Partner, Ramesh Vaidyanathan, will be speaking in a webinar on “Managing Legal Issues arising out of Covid-...
21/04/2020

Our Managing Partner, Ramesh Vaidyanathan, will be speaking in a webinar on “Managing Legal Issues arising out of Covid-19” – taking questions on literally anything ‘legal’ impacted by Covid-19! Do register and join this webinar organised by TiE Mumbai on April 22,2020 at 5pm here: https://lnkd.in/fVBR6-H

Book online tickets for Managing Legal Issues Arising Out Of COVID-19 happening on 22 April 2020. Get event details, venue, ticket price and more on Explara - Online event ticketing portal

India Shifts Goalposts on Chinese Investments: Why is this a lot worse than it sounds? In a rather dramatic turn of even...
21/04/2020

India Shifts Goalposts on Chinese Investments: Why is this a lot worse than it sounds?

In a rather dramatic turn of events triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, India has revised its foreign direct investment (FDI) policy and mandated that investors based out of bordering countries will require prior Indian government approval for their investments into Indian companies. As we await the details, a few critical questions arise. Read here:https://www.advayalegal.com/blog/india-shifts-goalposts-on-chinese-investments-why-is-this-a-lot-worse-than-it-sounds/

By – Ramesh Vaidyanathan In a rather dramatic turn of events triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, India has revised its foreign direct investment (FDI) policy and mandated that investors based out of bordering countries will require prior Indian government approval for their investments into India ...

The coronavirus pandemic has compelled governments to announce travel restrictions and airlines to ground flights. We ex...
15/04/2020

The coronavirus pandemic has compelled governments to announce travel restrictions and airlines to ground flights. We examine the impact of the pandemic on the world’s fastest growing aviation market – India. Read here:https://www.advayalegal.com/blog/covid-19-has-crippled-the-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-india/

By – Ramesh Vaidyanathan & Mansi Singh Covid-19 has affected more than 200 countries with more than 100,000 deaths across the world. The pandemic has dealt a crippling blow to the aviation industry, triggering flight cancellations, grounding of aircraft, travel bans and border closures. It is esti...

In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court of India has held that a registered construction worker can approach a consumer...
10/04/2020

In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court of India has held that a registered construction worker can approach a consumer forum as a “consumer” if the government denies him/her the promised statutory benefits under welfare schemes implemented with the funds collected as ‘cess’ from builders. Read here: https://www.advayalegal.com/blog/registered-construction-worker-is-covered-by-consumer-protection-act/

By:Nidhi Tandon The Supreme Court of India (SC) recently ruled in the case of The Joint Labour Commissioner and Registering Officer and another v. Kesar Lal that the beneficiary of a statutory welfare scheme, in this case a registered construction worker, can approach a consumer forum as a “consum...

In a move to safeguard the interests of small enterprises, the Finance Minister has raised the default threshold under t...
10/04/2020

In a move to safeguard the interests of small enterprises, the Finance Minister has raised the default threshold under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to 10 million. In this article, we discuss the impact of the change on operational creditors and the way forward. Read here: https://www.advayalegal.com/blog/ibc-out-of-bound-for-smaller-creditors/

By: Meghna Punjabi Government of India has announced a slew of measures to ease regulatory and statutory compliance obligations in the wake of the Corona pandemic. One of these is a notification dated 24th March, 2020 (Notification) increasing the minimum threshold limit for invoking insolvency unde...

With the spread of Covid-19 worldwide and locally, India announced an unprecedented 21 day nationwide lockdown, leading ...
05/04/2020

With the spread of Covid-19 worldwide and locally, India announced an unprecedented 21 day nationwide lockdown, leading to disruption of life and business. The Central, State and various regulatory bodies have issued notifications, circulars and orders relating to the Covid -19 Pandemic. We have collated some of the key notifications here:https://www.advayalegal.com/blog/covid-19-updates/

With the spread of Covid-19 worldwide and locally, India announced an unprecedented 21 day nationwide lockdown, leading to disruption of life and business.   The Central, State and various regulatory bodies have issued notifications, circulars and orders relating to the Covid-19 Pandemic. We have c...

In the wake of the unprecedented 21 day lockdown all across India, the Government has announced relief measures for corp...
31/03/2020

In the wake of the unprecedented 21 day lockdown all across India, the Government has announced relief measures for corporates for specific compliances. We take a look at some of the key measures announced under the Companies Act, 2013 here: https://www.advayalegal.com/blog/covid-19-india-relaxes-deadlines-for-corporate-compliances/

By: Sharanya Ranga & Sarjana Pandey India announced an unprecedented 21 day nationwide lockdown, resulting in tremendous business disruption across sectors. As was expected, the Government also announced measures to relax certain tax and statutory compliance obligations.  We take a look at some of ...

The (Indian) Aircraft Act is being amended to enhance penalties for air safety violations by 10 times. We examine the im...
05/03/2020

The (Indian) Aircraft Act is being amended to enhance penalties for air safety violations by 10 times. We examine the impact of these changes and how they measure up to the internationally accepted standards. Click here to read more :
https://zcu.io/2HQ9

By : Ramesh Vaidyanathan and Mansi Singh The (Indian) Aircraft Act, 1934 (“the Act”) was enacted to regulate the manufacture, possession, use, operation, sale, import and export of aircraft. It makes provisions for securing the safety of aircraft operations in India and carrying out civil aviati...

Air India divestment process has finally been kick-started by the Government of India with sweetened deal terms. In this...
27/02/2020

Air India divestment process has finally been kick-started by the Government of India with sweetened deal terms. In this article, we examine what is different in this second attempt at privatizing the national carrier and whether Air India will finally find a suitor. https://zcu.io/dXHI

By: Ramesh Vaidyanathan and Mansi Singh Government of India invited expressions of interest (EOI) last month for the sale of Air India, its subsidiary Air India Express and a 50% stake in Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited, a JV of Air India and Singapore Airport Terminal Services. The....

Our Managing Partner, Ramesh Vaidyanathan quoted in this article on SEBI's preliminary investigation finding that Indigo...
27/02/2020

Our Managing Partner, Ramesh Vaidyanathan quoted in this article on SEBI's preliminary investigation finding that Indigo Airlines violated guidelines on related-party transactions. Read here: https://zcu.io/DzOb

Shareholders’ nod was not taken for some related-party deals; some others lacked the approval of the audit panel.The results of Sebi’s preliminary investigation revive turbulence at the airline, which was rocked by a feud between its founders last year

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