by Majmudar & Partners | Mar 23, 2023 | Disputes and Arbitration
Download .pdf Brief background Recent trends show an increase in the preference and popularity of arbitration as an alternative mode of dispute resolution. While, indisputably, arbitration has its merits, certain category of disputes may not be arbitrable. ...
by Majmudar & Partners | Feb 7, 2023 | Disputes and Arbitration
Download .pdf Last month, the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) delivered an important ruling in the matter of Kaushal Kishor v. State of U.P. (Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 113 of 2016). This judgment has delved into the longstanding debate on the...
by Majmudar & Partners | Jan 25, 2023 | Foreign Investment, Policy & Governance Updates
Download .pdf Recently, the University Grants Commission (the “UGC”) has published the Draft University Grants Commission (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023 (the “Draft Regulations”) proposing...
by Majmudar & Partners | Jan 18, 2023 | Employment Law
Download .pdf Amazon’s voluntary separation program In November 2022, Amazon initiated a voluntary separation program (“VSP”) which allowed eligible employees to resign voluntarily from employment in exchange for specific severance benefits, including twenty-two (22)...
by Majmudar & Partners | Jan 13, 2023 | Technology, Telecommunication and Media
Download .pdf Background On January 2, 2023, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India (“MeitY”) invited comments from the public on a host of proposed amendments to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines & Digital Media Ethics Code)...
