Partner, G.R. Bhatia shared his views with 'Storyboard18' in an article titled, 'Can a change in IT rules bridge the gap for fair revenue sharing between big tech and publishers?'

Partner, Jay Parikh shared his views with ‘Business Standard’ in an article titled, ‘MCA Enforces Provision For Foreign Listing Of Indian Public Companies’

Partner, Harish Kumar shared his views with ‘The Hindu – Businessline’ in an article titled, ‘MCA enforces beneficial interest reporting regime for LLPs’

Partner, Varun Vaish shared his views with ‘The Hindu – Businessline’ in an article titled, ‘Govt Mandates Private Firms To Dematerialise Shares By Sept Next’

Partner, Vipin Sharma shared his views with ‘The Hindu – Businessline’ in an article titled, ‘Govt Makes Inter-State Shifting of Registered Offices Post IBC Resolution Easier’

Partner, Shivani Sinha shared her views with ‘Business Standard’ regarding how India’s bankruptcy code framework is undergoing a quiet makeover . The article is titled – ‘Cracking The Code’

Partner, Sanjeev Kumar shared his views with ‘The Hindi – Businessline’ regarding the regulator’s discussion paper which empowers stakeholders. The article is titled – ‘IBBI moots 16 steps to reinvent liquidation’

Partner, G.R. Bhatia shared his insightful views with ‘Business Today’ in an article titled, ‘Cartel Curbs – CCI Releases Draft Rules For Leniency Plus Regime’. It talks about rules being aimed at incentivising persons or cartels already under scrutiny to provide information about others that the regulator does not know about.

Partner, Avisha Gupta shared her insightful views with ET Telecom in an article titled – ‘AI Regulation Impact On Telecom Sector Treads With Balancing Risks And Benefits’

Partner, Vaibhav Suri was quoted in Business Standard in an article titled – ‘Retired Comfortably: Old age homes that are worth the investment’ which talks about properties designed for the elderly to give them company and security.

Partner, Rubal Bansal Maini was quoted in Business Standard in an article titled – ‘Dividends triumph over buybacks’ which talks aboutshare of buybacks in reward kitty dropping to lowest in seven years.

Partner, Krishnayan Sen shared his views with BQ Prime in an article titled – ‘Arbitration Law: What needs to change’ In this article experts share their views on enforcement of awards which is seen as the most pressing concern.

Partner, Avisha Gupta shared her insightful views with BQ Prime in an article titled – ‘What are Dark Patterns and how the Government plans to curb them?’The article talks about Governments plans to curb deceptive design tricks used by digital or online platforms.

Partner, Nishant Singh was quoted in Business Today in an article about  tilted – ‘IBBI discussion paper suggests changes in insolvency process for personal guarantors to corporate debtors’

Partner, Piyush Mishra shared his insightful views with The Hindu businessline in an article titled – ‘IBBI’s new measures aim to boost efficiency in personal guarantor insolvency’. The article talks about the IBBI’s plan to improve personal guarantor insolvency with three proposed measures. The move aims to address complexity and enhance creditor involvement.

Partner, Nishant Singh shared his insights with mint in an article titled ‘Pre-Pack Rescues Stall Over Fear Of Voluntary Haircuts’. The article talks about the Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process (PPIRP) which was introduced as an alternative resolution mechanism for defaults by MSMEs.

Partner, Rubal Bansal Maini was quoted in Business Standard in an article titled -  ‘Where the rich are going: About Setting up a Family Office in Gift City’

Partner, Sanjeev Sachdeva was quoted on MoneyControl in an article titled -  ‘Retrospective Tax Notices: Online Gaming Firms should approach Govt, GST Counsil over 28%Tax’

Partner, Harish Kumar shared his insightful views with Business Standard in an article ‘Avoid Inheritance Hassles For Your Heirs By Appointing a Nominee.’

Partner Designate, Amit Panigrahi was recently quoted on BQ Prime in an article titled - '𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒍 𝑲𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒓'𝒔 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒚 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔, 𝑳𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔.'
The article talks about t𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘩𝘪 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴.

Partner, Vaibhav Suri shares his views with Business Standard in an article titled – ‘Reduce uncertainties of home purchase with a competent, professional broker.’  The complete article is attached for a good read.

Partner, Nishant Singh shared his insightful views with The Hindu BusinessLine in an article titled; 'IBBI's game changing reforms: Bridging gaps & boosting efficiency in corporate insolvency.'

The article talks about Creditors needing to give more and clearer details about debt and default at the application stage for CIRP initiation.

Partner, Nakul Sachdeva shared his insightful views with Business Standard in an article titled – ‘Gift Deed takes effect immediately, reducing score for disputes among heirs’.

Partner Designate, Amit Panigrahi was quoted in BQ Prime in an article titled; '𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝑰𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑻𝒐 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝑼𝒑 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔.' The article talks about released draft rules that, once approved, will replace two-decade-old regulations on patents as the government looks to cut delays and address the concerns of innovators.

Partner, Advait Luthra shared his insightful views with BQ Prime in an article titled, '𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝑵𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝑨 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒘 𝑨𝒔 𝑰𝒕 𝑱𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆-𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆.' The article talks about private sector participation in India's space sector being hampered by lack of a clear legal framework.

Partner, Piyush Mishra shared his views with BQ Prime for an article titled - '𝑵𝑪𝑳𝑨𝑻 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰𝑩𝑪 𝑰𝒔 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝑨 𝑫𝒆𝒃𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑴𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒎.' It talks about the insolvency code which is not meant to penalise solvent companies for non-payment of disputed dues.

Partner, G.R. Bhatia shared his views with BQ Prime regarding CCI’s draft settlement rules in an article tilted – CCI’s Draft Settlement Rules ‘Critical First Step’ But More Clarity Needed.’

Partner, Sanjeev Kumar was quoted in ‘The Hindu Businessline’ in an article titled -'𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒐𝒇𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈:𝑴𝑪𝑨𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒚𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝑳𝑳𝑷𝒔.'

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India - Partner, Rubal Bansal Maini shared her insightful views with Business Standard in an article about advance tax titled – ‘𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆: 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑻𝒂𝒙 𝑷𝒂𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕.’

Partner Designate, Amit Panigrahi was quoted in ‘mint’ in an article titled ‘When Christian Louboutin cited ChatGPT in a Delhi Court’ which talks about Designer - Christian Louboutin moving to court against an Indian shoemaker; accusing them for making shoes patented by the French Designer.

Partner, Wasim Beg has been quoted in the Business Standard in an article titled ‘Fair Share: Children Born Of Invalid Marriages Are Treated As Legitimate’ as the Court judgments have said they are entitled to rights in both self-acquired and ancestral properties of parents.

Partner, Vikash Kukreti shared his views about litigation matters in the Telecom sector and has been quoted in ‘MINT’ in an article titled – ‘Telcos look to free capital by settling Rs 76,780 crore litigation’

Partner, Nishant Singh shared his view with Business Standard regarding norms for investment in holding companies in an article titled ‘Sebi proposal to have separate delisting framework puts shine on holdcos’

Partner, Wasim Beg shared his views on Moneycontrol regarding the Jan Vishwas bill which was passed in the Lok Sabha last week.

Partner, Harish Kumar shared his expert views with BQ Prime regarding Sebi’s rule on promoter disclosures.

Listed companies must now disclose all agreements made by promoters, directors with a company or third parties if they have a significant impact on the control or management.

Partner G.R. Bhatia shared his views with ‘Livemint’ as the court ruled that in the issues pertaining to rights of patentees, the Patents Act overrides the Competition Act and hence the anti-trust regulator cannot probe issues pertaining to rights of patentees.

The GST Council has decided to impose a 28% tax on the turnover of online gaming, horse racing, and casinos on the full face value. Will this bring challenges to the online gaming industry?

Partner, Sanjeev Sachdeva shares his insightful views with LiveMint on the imposition of a 28 percent GST on the entire value without making any differentiation between a game based on skill or chance.

Partner, Harish Kumar in an insightful article published in Business Standard sheds light on the potential impact of the Securities And Exchange Board Of India's new tighter disclosure rules on nearly 100 Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs).

Partner, Wasim Beg shared insights with ET Wealth on the potential for higher EPS (Employee Pension Scheme) and the deadline extension for pension benefits.

His expertise in personal finance shines through, offering valuable guidance to individuals on their quest for financial security. His cautionary advice reminds us to treat this deadline as the "last opportunity."

Partner, G R Bhatia, was quoted in Business Standard in a story titled - "𝐂𝐂𝐈 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞: 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭."

The Competition Commission Of India had found Google to have allegedly abused its dominant position in contravention of the Competition Act, 2002. However, in its latest appeal before the Supreme Court of India, Google alleges that the tribunal ignored relevant evidence and relied on what was irrelevant and unreliable.

Mr. Bhatia shared his insights, stating - “𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒅-𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝑪𝑰. 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 ‘𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆’ 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒂 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒕. 𝑰𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆, 𝒆𝒏𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒄𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒎 (𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒎) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝑪𝑰 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 ‘𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 ‘𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓’."

Partner, Avisha Gupta, was quoted in Deccan Herald regarding the recently passed Data Protection Bill by the cabinet. The bill will be tabled before the Parliament in the upcoming Monsoon Session.

She shared her insights stating, "The Bill passed by the cabinet comes post the public consultation process and reportedly some inter-ministerial discussions as well. Some key areas of interest to industry would be permissibility of cross border data transfers, role and powers of the digital protection board, conflict with other overlapping sectoral laws and potential penalties.”

Partner, Avisha Gupta shared her valuable insights with Rediff.com in a story titled - "Know the risks of P2P Lending".

P2P lending platforms have gained significant popularity in recent years, attracting investors and borrowers alike. However, with this rise in popularity comes a need to understand the potential pitfalls that borrowers and lenders might encounter.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India's Partner, Avisha Gupta was interviewed ‘LIVE’ by News9Live regarding the draft Digital India Bill which will be open for public consultation in about 15 days. The Act will replace the 23-year-old Information Technology Act, 2000.

Partner, G R Bhatia shared his expert insights with LiveMint on the recent developments in India's technology sector.

Following the crackdown by the Competition Commission Of India (CCI), India's tech giants are now rectifying their anti-trust practices. As a result, their compliance record is set to improve further.

Partner, Harish Kumar was recently quoted in Business Standard. The article titled - "𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝑰𝒏𝒄 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔, 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆" discusses the potential impact of new governance norms and increased compliance requirements on Indian businesses brought in by the Securities And Exchange Board of India

Partner, Avisha Gupta at Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, have been quoted in Business Standard and shared her valuable insights on striking the perfect balance between returns and borrowers' risk profiles in P2P lending.

Partner, Harish Kumar, recently shared his insightful perspectives with Business Standard on the story "Sebi board meetings get meatier as agendas balloon under new chief."

His keen observations and analysis provide valuable insights into the evolving landscape of regulatory frameworks and their implications on market participants.

Partner, Abhishek Mathur was recently interviewed for a ‘Mint Podcast’ regarding basic requirements of writing a will. You may hear the complete podcast by following the link below:

Partner,  Avisha Gupta have been featured in MoneyControl for her expert insights on the game-changing e-Rupi vouchers, which have received a significant boost from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) monetary policy.

As per the policy, non-banking prepaid payment instruments (PPI) issuers can now issue e-RUPI vouchers. The e-RUPI is a one-time payment mechanism system wherein beneficiaries of government schemes and other initiatives receive capital up to INR 1 lakh directly on their phones via SMS or a QR code.

Partner, Sumit Mangal provides valuable insights to The Economic Times on the new tax regulations regarding sending money abroad for education.

Starting from July 1, individuals who fail to comply with certain requirements will be subject to a 20% TCS (Tax Collected at Source).

Partner, Harish Kumar have been quoted in an insightful article by Business Standard.

The article discusses the crucial topic of insider trading and highlights the ongoing efforts by SEBI (Securities And Exchange Board Of India) compliance officials to search for common ground on UPSI (Unpublished Price Sensitive Information). It sheds light on the importance of compliance and the need for a unified approach in addressing this issue.

In a recent development, businesses now need to make a deposit of 25% of the imposed fine to file an appeal against CCI fines. This new regulation aims to streamline the process and ensure a fair playing field for all.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India's Partner, G R Bhatia shared his insights with the Financial Express (India) regarding the new provisions introduced under The Competition Amendment Act, 2023 by the Ministry Of Corporate Affairs.

Partner, Harish Kumar provides valuable perspectives to Business Standard regarding the regulation of fractional ownership.

In an informative discussion, he highlights the resemblance between fractional ownership and MSM (micro, small, medium) REITs, which are subject to the regulations set by Sebi (Real Estate Investment Trusts).

He further explains that those who can invest Rs 10-25 lakh, but may not have the right guidance regarding the market and the mechanics involved in managing a property, are the kind of investors that invest via these platforms. They view this sector as a lucrative investment. According to him, "the emergence of this model has led to larger public money being involved, with investors ranging from larger to the smaller categories. It has, therefore, become naturally vital for Securities And Exchange Board Of India to regulate such flow of money safeguard interests."

Further read Harish's views covered in Financial Express (India) - https://www.financialexpress.com/market/explainer-regulating-fractional-ownership/3098005/

Partner, Harish Kumar, shared his thoughts with LiveMint in a story titled - New Sebi code a wet blanket for broker calls, TV appearances

On 1st May 2023, a fresh code by the Securities And Exchange Board Of India (SEBI) took effect for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) and Research Analysts (RAs). This code outlines that advertisements encompass any type of communication, either directly or on behalf of IA/RA, which has the potential to impact the investment choices of current or potential investors.

Partner, Abhimanyu Kampani recently shared his insights with the Business Standard over the increased compliance under new Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) provisions.

Partner, Wasim Beg has been quoted by the Business Standard in a story titled - "𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔' 𝒅𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝑩𝑪 𝒍𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑺𝑪"

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Partner, Wasim Beg was recently quoted in ET Wealth on a higher EPS pension! In this article, he provides valuable insights on whether or not one should apply for a pension despite the lack of clarity from EPFO.

Partner, Nishant Singh shares with ET Prime some valuable insights into the M&A activities as the first three months in the world of deal-making see the shift in focus towards the traditional and mid-market mergers and acquisitions instead of large and splashy deals.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India Partner, Harish Kumar shares his valuable insights with Business Standard in a recent story covering the stringent move made by the Securities And Exchange Board Of India towards Initial Public Offering.

As per recent reports, the tax authorities in India are scrutinizing 89 high-risk foreign remittance cases for suspected tax evasion. 

To shed some light on this issue, Partner, Sumit Mangal answers some essential questions in a story titled - "Maintain proper documents proving source of funds remitted abroad", covered by Business Standard.

The story covers the following - 

1. Under what circumstances do people usually come under the taxman’s lens? 
2. What are some of the precautions one should exercise to avoid coming under scrutiny when remitting money abroad? 

Partner, G R Bhatia shares his expert views with Business Standard on the recent order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in case of Google's market dominance and requirement of effect-based analysis.

Partner, G R Bhatia shares with Financial Express (India) his expert views as The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) upheld the INR 1,338-crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission Of India (CCI) on Google.

NCLAT in its order further provided substantial relief to the tech giant by way of modifying four key clauses of the antitrust regulator’s order.

Partner, Krishnayan Sen share with the Business Standard his thoughtful insights on the newly introduced rules by the Bar Council of India to improve India's position as a global arbitral center. The Bar Council's latest rules are considered a positive step forward, but there are still some challenges that need to be addressed for India to become a more competitive player in the Iinternationalarbitration landscape

The Business Standard Morning Show captured the views of our Partner, Sumit Mangal as the new income tax rules announced in the Union Budget 2023 will come into effect from 01st April 2023.

How will the new income tax rules affect the income tax, leave encashments, investments and life insurance from April 1?

Partner, Abhimanyu Kampani shares his insights with the Telegraph India in an article titled- "The mystery of Centre’s shell company amnesia".

Partner, Abhimanyu Kampani shared his views with the Business Line on the recent order of the Supreme Court of India directing banks and financial institutions to give borrowers an opportunity to make a representation before their accounts are classified as ‘fraud'.

Partner Designate. Mayank Aggarwal shares with the Business Standard his valuable insights on the tax deductions and benefits one can avail under section 80EEB for a loan sanctioned for purchase of an electric vehicle.

Partner, Harish Kumar shares with The Morning Context his expert views on the "related parties" and the "relationship between the entities" in a story titled - 'The Adani Group does not own Ambuja Cements and ACC'.

Partner, Harish Kumar shares his views with the Business Standard as the Ministry Of Corporate Affairs made it mandatory for companies to ensure that their accounting software records the audit trail of transactions which will enable transparency in financial reporting and prevent tampering with accounting entries

Partner, Sanjeev Kumar shares his expert views with the Financial Express as the members of the EPFO’s Central Board of Trustees raised concerns over the implementation of the Supreme Court of India ruling and have called for more comprehensive guidelines.

Partner, Sumit Mangal share his views with the Business Standard as the Union Budget 2023 propose to hike the tax exemption limit on leave encashment.

Tax exemption on leave encashment is only available at retirement , resignation or termination.

Partner, Harish Kumar was quoted in the Business Standard sharing his expert views on “Budget 2023: P-notes, SGX Nifty trading at GIFT City likely to get a boost”.

Mayank Aggarwal, Partner Designate at Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India shares his views with the Business Standard on the Budget 2023 and how the new tax regime can help one save more taxes!

Partner, Sumit Mangal share his views on the budget expectation with ET Wealth.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India Partner, G R Bhatia shared his views with The Economic Times’ in an article titled – ‘Why the Competition Commission of India should be wary of Google’s ‘Copy-Pasting’ Allegations’

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, Partner, Girish Rawat recently shared his views with moneycontrol.com in a news article titled ‘Will tweaks in insolvency law help homebuyers?’

Partner, Sumit Mangal was recently quoted in the Business Standard and shared his views on the story titled – “Capital gains: Investment cut-off date extended, but there's a catch”.

Partner, Abhishek Mathur shared his expert views with ET Wealth on measures senior citizens might expect from the Budget 2023.

Partner, G R Bhatia shares his expert views with the Hindustan Times as the Government proposes to frame laws that will allow regulators to pre-empt anti-competitive practices of large digital platforms.

Partner, Harish Kumar has been quoted in the Financial Express (India) sharing his expert views on SEBI’s decision to allow asset management companies (AMCs) to provide management and advisory services to all foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) operating from international financial services centres, or IFSCs.

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Partner, Harish Kumar recently shared his views with The Economic Times on the questions raised by the advisory firm on the legitimacy of granting the ESOPs by Paytm to its Founder and CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, who was not classified as a promoter by the company in its pre-IPO red herring prospectus and exchange filing.

Partner, Girish Rawat recently shared his expert views with The Economic Times on several prominent hotel assets stuck under different stages of insolvency proceedings.

Partner, Sumit Mangal have been recently quoted in ET Wealth where he shared his experts views on the Budget 2023 and the likelihood of increase in the basic exemption limit to INR 5 lakhs by the Government of India.

Partner, Vivek Agarwal share his expert views with the Business Standard on SEBI’s proposed regulatory framework for Index Providers in an article titled – “𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐅𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭, 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬”.

Partner, G R Bhatia share his views with ETLegalWorld on the credibility of the Competition Commission Of India ruling as Google raises concerns calling it a copy paste decision of the European Commission.

Partner, Sumit Mangal share his views on the proposal forwarded by the finance ministry to shift the tax liability on buyback of shares from companies to individual shareholders, in a story tilted – “𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬”, covered by Financial Express (India).

Partner, Harish Kumar shared his views with The Economic Times regarding 'Tech darling that rose 2,500% now among India's worst performers'

Partner - Sumit Mangal shared his views with Business Standard in an article titled - 'An NRI without a PAN? File Form 10F manually till March for lower TDS'

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, Partner - Harish Kumar shared his views with Forbes India regarding 'The Curious Case of the Paytm Buyback'

Partner - Sumit Mangal shared his views with News18 India in an article titled - 'Income Tax Return Filing AY 2022-23: December 31 Is Last Date for Filing Revised, Belated ITR'

Partner, Sanjeev Sachdeva shared his views with The Financial Express in an article titled ‘𝐆𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲; 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚’.

Partner G R Bhatia shares his insightful views with Business Standard in an article titled ‘Competition Bill: Panel asks for explicit definition of material influence’ 

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, Partner Wasim Beg was quoted by the Hindustan Times in a news piece titled india police 'Canadas Federal Police urged to act on Gangsters operating from its soil'.

The Cultural Evening hosted and sponsored by Luthra and Luthra was a celebration of the country’s rich heritage and traditions.

The live performance by 60 artists dived into the war of Kurukshetra in a grand ‘Broadway style’ theatrical production, ‘18 Days – Dusk of an Era’ curated by Prabhat Arts International at the Kamani Auditorium.

Partner, G R Bhatia has been quoted in the Business Standard in an article titled – ‘Air India group most frequent flyer on 7 of 10 busiest domestic routes’

Partner, Sanjeev Sachdeva has been quoted in a recent article titled – “Doubts over CCI ability to check profiteering” on a sunset clause that was envisaged for the National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) by Telegraph India.

Partner, Piyush Mishra has been quoted in The Economic Times in an article – ‘Top Courts to Decide if PLMA overrides IBC.’

Partner, Harish Kumar was quoted in Business Standard in an article titled – ‘Tougher disclosure regime may be a challenge for India Inc’.

Partner, Girish Rawat shares his thoughts on the non-disposal undertaking (NDUs) with Bloomberg News and Yahoo Finance in the recent story titled - "Adani Encumbers $13 Billion Stake in Newly Bought Cement Units".

The transaction team for the Pioneer project was led by Girish Rawat (Partner) and assisted by Ashneet Chhabra, Himanshi Bhadoria and Pranav Dwivedi (Associates)
The transaction team for Renew Jal Urja project was led by Purvi Dabbiru (Partner) and assisted by Samarth Sharma and Shantanu Awasthi (Associates).

Partner, Avisha Gupta shared her thoughts in the recent edition of the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Magazine on the ESG Strategy adopted by the Firm.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices and Phoenix Legal advised in a deal involving global insurance broker Howden UK Group to fully acquire its Indian arm from its partners in a deal valued at USD15.3 million.
The Luthra team comprised partner Sudipta Routh, managing associate Pooja Dadoo with associates Saumya Kapoor and Mailika Nanduru.

The Firm assisted in structuring of the transaction, negotiating, finalization and execution of the financing documents.
The transaction team consisted of Girish Rawat (Partner), Varun Chauhan (Senior Associate) and Himanshi Bhadoria (Associate).

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India acted as the legal counsel for L&T Finance on the deal and assisted with drafting, reviewing, negotiating, advising on legal issues/queries relating to the facility, finalization and execution of the financing and security documents.
The transaction team was led by Partner, Purvi Dabbiru, and comprised Associates – Samarth Sharma, Pragya Verma and Shantanu Awasthi.

Luthra and Luthra assisted Sembcorp in relation to finalizing and executing these agreements.
The transaction team consisted of Avirup Nag (Partner), Ishita Gupta (Associate) and Asima Ghosh (Associate).

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India advised Sembcorp in relation to
the supply of WTG and the development of a 180.6 MW wind power project in Karnataka.
The transaction team of Luthra and Luthra consisted of Partner, Avirup Nag and Associates, Ishita Gupta and Asima Ghosh.
 

Partner, Harish Kumar shared his views on the recent coverage by The Economic Times in an article titled - "𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬".

The promotions saw eight counsel being elevated to partnership, four counsel to partner designate, four counsel to managing associates and seven counsel were made senior associates.

Partner, Piyush Mishra shares his views with BQ Prime on the recent changes brought in by the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) to the liquidation process which aims to reduce delays and streamline the proceedings.

The Department of Telecommunications (DOT) has published the Draft Telecommunication Bill, 2022 for public consultation.

Partner, Piyush Mishra shares his views with BQ Prime in an article titled - Insolvent Businesses At Risk of Losing their Most Valuable Asset.

Here is an article ‘What kept law firms going during the pandemic’ published on Moneycontrol. Mr. Luthra has been quoted in the article with his views on the topic.

Partner, Girish Rawat has written an article on the judgement passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on Noida authority In the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process.The article has been published by BW Legal World.

Partner, Asim Abbas and Associate, Ananya Mishra share their thoughts on open network protocol in an article titled ‘Analyzing The Potential Of Open Network For Digital Commerce’ published in Mondaq and Hindu Business Line.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India punches above with its ESG practice and a ‘Green Project’ committee to integrate its business strategies and process. The firm has partnered with organizations like EQ Magazine, India Wind Energy Forum and Renewable Watch where it shares insights with the leading corporates on renewable energy, carbon technologies and regulatory regime for a sustainable future.

Partner, Kanika Chaudhary Nayar was quoted in a recent story titled, “CCI’s hands tied in debt trustee dispute”, covered by India Business Law Journal (IBLJ).

We are excited to share with you that our Partner, Nakul Sachdev has recently featured in the cover story of mADR by Mediate Guru as an Expert where he shares his insights on the evolution of ADR in India.

Partner, G. R. Bhatia has been quoted in ‘The Economic Times‘  in the news piece  – ‘CCI conducts raids at Amazon’s top sellers Cloudtail, Appario’.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India advises VORTIV LTD on its ACQUISITION with TSI INCORPORATED – published in BWLegalWorld.

Lenders of Reliance Capital appoint KPMG as process advisor, Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India as their legal counsel.

Partner, Rajan Raj has been quoted in an article named ‘AugustaWestland Ban Revoked’ published by India Business Law Journal Asia.

Our Firm’s Corporate and M&A Partner, Shinoj Koshy was quoted in an article titled ‘Amazon looks to buy out Cloudtail’, published in Livemint.

Our Firm’s Corporate and Real Estate practice group Partner, Abhishek Mathur has contributed the India chapter in Global Legal Group’s International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG): Real Estate 2022, Laws and Regulations.

Our Firm’s Dispute Resolution practice group Associate,Tushar Behl has contributed a research paper titled
“ Designing a Parallel Investment Dispute Settlement System in India: Insights from a Comparative Institutional Design Analysis”
in Vol. 1 Issue 6 of the AIADR Journal of International ADR Forum published by the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Our Firm’s Corporate practice group partner, Piyush Mishra was quoted in article titled ‘IBC Liquidations: The Regulatory Vacuum’, published in BloombergQuint.

Founder & Managing Partner Rajiv Luthra and Partner Sumit Mangal share their views in an article titled ‘Equalization levy helped India to gain revenue from international deals’, published by the Trade Promotion Council of India.

Partner Deepak Kumar Thakur was quoted in an article about Birla’s exit published in The Hindu Business Line.

Partner Deepak Kumar Thakur was quoted in an article titled ‘Vodafone Idea: How will banks get impacted in the event of a default?’, published in moneycontrol.com.

Partner Nakul Sachdeva was quoted in an article titled “IBC: Urgently need a professional ‘Code of Conduct’ for committee of creditors, says Parliamentary Panel“, published in Business Line (aka The Hindu Business Line).

Partner Sumit Mangal was quoted in an article titled ‘New vs old tax regime: Compute liability before making the switch’, published in Business Standard.

Partner Girish Rawat was quoted in an article titled ‘Poor asset valuation, economic climate, NCLT delays see IBC losing favour’, published in Business Standard.

Partner Nakul Sachdeva was quoted in an article titled ‘IPs to face penalty for non-compliances’, published in Business Line (aka The Hindu Business Line).

Partner Ajinkya Gunjan Mishra is quoted in the Hindustan Times today in a news article regarding retrospective tax.

Partner, Asim Abbas and Associate, Ananya Mishra share their thoughts on open network protocol in an article titled ‘Analyzing The Potential Of Open Network For Digital Commerce’ published in Mondaq and Hindu Business Line

The Firm's Banking and Finance team recently advised ICICI Bank Limited and Yes Bank Limited (the "Arrangers") in connection with the private placemen

The transaction team at Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, comprised of Karan Mitroo (Partner) and Pragya Verma (Associate).

Indian law firm Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India has hired Sarika Raichur and Abhimanyu Kampani as partners in Delhi from Kochhar & Co and Rajiv Mohan Law Offices, respectively.

Partner, Abhimanyu Kampani has been quoted by The Economic Times in a news piece – “Interpretation of PMLA section 8(4) leaves scope for arbitrary application, says CJI-led bench” by Maulik Vyas

O2 Power Singapore, a renewable energy platform backed by EQT Infrastructure and Temasek, has acquired a portfolio of 5 solar power plants from a Bengaluru-based solar panel manufacturer Emmvee Photovoltaic Power.
The transaction team was led by Avirup Nag (Partner) and comprised of Sabrina Afroze (Managing Associate), Ankit Sahoo (Senior Associate), Ishita Gupta, Asima Ghosh and Kashish Singhal (Associates).

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices assisted Stoughton Street Tech Labs on the deal.

The transaction team consisted of Nishant Singh (Partner), Chhavi Jhanji (Managing Associate), and Maitri Meghani (Associate).

Luthra and Luthra advised SGX on the deal. The NSE IFSC-SGX Connect was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narender Modi.

Partner, Sanjeev Kumar has been quoted in an article titled - 'Cricket, Kabaddi, and Freedom: Parimatch's Big Bet in India' published by Forbes India.

Partner, Piyush Mishra, has been quoted in an article titled – “Insolvency Law: NCLAT Rules on The Stamp Duty Conundrum” covered by BQ Prime.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, Partner, Ajinkya Gunjan Mishra was quoted in an articled titled ‘Faceless Assessments: Will the new SOP address taxpayers’ woes?’ published by BQ Prime. 

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, Founder and Managing Partner - Rajiv K Luthra has been covered in an exclusive interview - 'The Patriarch' by India Business Law Journal.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, Founder and Managing Partner - Rajiv K Luthra and COO, Lalit Vij have a candid talk with Law.Com International, editor Jessica Seah on the Firms strategy for growth and comeback.

Sarika Raichur and Abhimanyu Kampani have joined the Delhi office as partners in the corporate and litigation practice, respectively, at Luthra and Luthra Law Office India.

India and European Union (EU) have resumed negotiations with respect to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the Opening of Professional services including Law and Accountancy!

Rajiv K Luthra, Founder and Managing Partner, Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India share his views with the Financial Express (India).